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Stellato defeats Nachmanoff in G.N. parks race

TIS’ THE SEASON

Employee of the park district unseats the two-term incumbent 700 to 490

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Tina Stellato defeated incumbent Dan Nachmanoff 700 to 490 in the Great Neck Park commissioner race on Tuesday night, becoming the first woman since Ruth Tamarin resigned in 2014 to be elected to the Board of Commissioners.

Stellato, a 17-year employee of the Great Neck Park District and member of the E.M. Baker Elementary School PTO, said that while it was late — after midnight, once the race was called — she was happy with the results and promised to improve the district.

“I’m hoping to make the park district better for everybody,” Stellato said.

She said her first priority would be to improve the morale of district employees, get more people involved and create residential committees for areas like Camp Parkwood, the playgrounds and the pool.

Stellato had campaigned on

promises to stand up for children, implement more programs and bring the voice of a young mother onto an otherwise male-dominated board.

Initially, Neil Leiberman, who has ran in many races for commissioner in the past — including one where he said he lost by one vote — said he was considering running again.

But, Leiberman said in two separate interviews, he felt Stellato was a strong candidate and threw his support behind her campaign.

“We needed a woman on the board, but a qualified woman,” Leiberman said on election night at Great Neck House.

Election results read off by poll workers on Tuesday night suggested that Stellato held a distinctive edge when it came to absentee ballots, which each had to delivered to Great Neck House and checked.

Of the 308 absentee ballots counted, Stellato got 240 of them, Continued on Page 79

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Great Neck South High School students led a group of residents in song at a tree lighting party last week, helping kick off the holidays in the Plaza. See story on page 3.

Brokaw renter says only 5 tenants were approved

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The owner of the 36 Brokaw Lane home damaged in a fire in November, which resulted in the 13 occupants requiring treat-

ment, said she was unaware of how many people were in the single-family home in an interview on Monday.

A statement of rental dated Sept. 22, 2017 says only five people — Santos and Maria

Guerra, plus their three children — were supposed to be residing in the four-bedroom home.

But fire officials said 13 people were home at the time of the blaze, including eight children who attended Great Neck public Continued on Page 68

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Residents question LED lights draw need for student lot mixed responses Board says that more parking is needed at North High Properties too illuminated, some say

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

Some residents questioned the need for a 97-space parking lot to be added for Great Neck North High School students at a school board meeting on Wednesday night, suggesting that there could be better use for the space and that people weren’t properly notified.

One of those residents was Frederick Shaw, who argued that the bond issue unnecessarily transforms one of the soccer fields into a parking lot for certain people and doesn’t benefit the larger community. He also said he had only recently became aware of the plan.

“This is almost an entitlement for a small number of students as compared to the environmental destruction of your field there,” Shaw said.

The addition is an approximately $652,000 part of the $68.3 million revised bond voters approved in May this year, which included a list of critical infrastructural repairs and educational building enhancements.

The new lower parking lot, considered an enhancement that would be at the corner of Beach and Polo Road, will cost $591,700 and reconfiguring the Polo Road corner parking lot with it will cost about $60,000.

School board members and administrators defended the decision to include the new parking lot.

They said that the decision was carefully considered by a special committee, publicized to the community through various presentations, and said the field was otherwise not being used.

“These were not things that were treated lightly or that went through quickly, but these were items that were of paramount importance to the population of those buildings,” Barbara Berkowitz, president of the Great Neck School Board, said.

Hundreds of LED lights have brightened the roads in the Village of Great Neck as of Tuesday, but some people said the lighting has also found its way onto their property and into their homes.

While many of the residents said they understand the need for LED lighting on the streets, they also said they were falsely assured that the lights would not enter their homes and that it is affecting their sleeping habits.

One of those residents was Judith Youngblood, who has lived in her house for three decades.

She said she couldn’t recall a time when it was so bright and said it has intruded on the “ambiance” of her front porch.

“There was nothing but assurances that it would not land on our properties,” Youngblood, a resident of Colgate Road, said.

“My entire front lawn is white.”

Sally Garfinkel, another resident of Colgate Road, also expressed concerns. She said that she had to tape dark blankets onto

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Frederick Shaw, a Great Neck resident, raises concerns about a proposed parking lot within the $68.3 million bond issue.

Berkowitz said the parking lot reflects a reality that many of their students drive, have jobs, and that village regulations regarding parking on the streets could not be changed.

Administrators also described the parking lot as a safety measure, especially during dismissal time when the pick-up area and a side lot become extra crowded.

“There’s inadequate parking at the facility,” said Jon Powell, assistant superintendent for business. “This is a needed construction.”

Annie Mendelson, a resident living on Beach Road and a trustee at the Village of Great Neck, contested that argument.

She said there are already 80 spots for students and that incentivizing 97 students to go on the road in and of itself could also be considered a safety issue.

Mendelson added that while there were many presentations, affected neighbors were not specifically notified about the project, which is one item out of 61 pages in the board’s presentations and over 100 project recommendations.

“To find one item, it’s not so obvious to some people,” Mendelson said.

Mendelson said it is “custom-

ary” for the village, while it is a separate municipality, to send out letters of notice to neighbors affected by projects and that the schools could have done that.

Trustee Rebecca Sassouni, now the chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee she served on as a resident prior to her election, said they did as much as they could to notify the public.

“Mrs. Mendelson, what you refer to as ‘customary’ is actually, probably, legally required, so I think what we’re really talking about is what is a reasonable expectation,” Sassouni said. “And I do believe, I can say with a straight face, that we, to the best of my knowledge, did everything we could to get the information out to the community, as Mrs. Berkowitz just said.”

When asked about what could be done instead, Mendelson said that at this juncture, and students should be able to use the Parkwood facility’s parking lot instead.

Trustee Jeff Shi, the chairman of the Building Advisory Committee, told Mendelson that while the board understood her concerns, the board didn’t see a better alternative.

“There’s definitely a need for it and, personally, I don’t feel there’s an alternative,” Shi said.

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

One of the hundreds of LED lights installed throughout the village so far shines down on a portion of Baker Hill Road, right near Village Hall.

her windows so she and her husband can sleep because the LED light atop a pole is at the same level as her bedroom window.

“I don’t care if they’re on the streets,” Garfinkel said, noting that she recognizes the need for them for people walking on the roads. “I just don’t want the bulbs to shine in my eyes and in my house.”

“This is very disturbing to me, you know, but I really want to give them the benefit of the doubt and hopefully they will be able to fix it so it just lights up the street,” Garfinkel added. “Quite frankly, I wish I did not have a light in front of my house.”

Diane Coffield, a longtime resident of Great Neck, said that her dining room – with its large nearby windows – is lit up at night.

This has also bothered her, she said, because she believes the light exposure could be dangerous and that residents were not properly informed about the project.

“I’m extremely and totally unhappy for this situation for a number of reasons,” Coffield said.

She added she believes officials have been nice, but the project was not “handled properly.”

Joe Gill, the village clerktreasurer, said on Tuesday that the installation of the LED lights is two-thirds of the way done.

The lights are currently operating at full strength and the smart system is not online yet, he also said, but they expect to dial down the light intensity to around 80 percent once the initial installation is done.

Gill also said once the installation’s first phase is done, likely

by Dec. 22, they would conduct a review to see what changes should be made, like installing shades to specific lights.

“Right now, the objective is to get the new lights up and then we’ll tweak it and do what we Continued on Page 57

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Sweets, singing and a visit from Santa Annual tree lighting party at the Inn at Great Neck kicks off holiday season in the Plaza

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN When village officials and other residents needed to turn on the Christmas tree at the Inn at Great Neck, they turned to 4-yearold Lily Weinberg for help.

Although timid at first, the Parkville pre-K rose the occasion.

She helped Mayor Jean Celender flip the switch, illuminate the large tree in all the colors of the rainbow – and kick off the holiday season in Great Neck Plaza.

“That was definitely a big surprise,” her mother Beth Weinberg said.

Lily, though, was also one of many people that came to the Inn at Great Neck’s annual tree lighting party.

The William H. Shine South High School chorus sang holiday tunes to the piano playing of Janine Robinson, a vocal music teacher, while attendees gathered at tables to mingle and eat an array of sweets prepared by the staff.

Even Santa Claus – also known as Nicholas Horn, the assistant general manager of the Inn

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Members of the South High School Choir pose with Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender , Janine Robinson and Santa Claus. at Great Neck – decided to swing by, offering high fives, hugs and holiday cheer for the children in attendance. “[It’s] for the kids, for the neighborhood and one kid told me what he wanted for Christmas. Hearing that and having a son at home, it’s kind of nice,” said Horn, who came back for his third lighting event.

When asked what his favorite part of the event was, Horn said it was seeing everyone singing along, coming together and “enjoying life.”

Alan Mindel, the principal manager at the Inn at Great Neck, said the event has been going on for more than 15 years. There came a point where it seemed public entities couldn’t do these

types of events, he said, but as a private businessman, he saw a way to spread some holiday cheer.

“I’m a Jewish guy and we’re a Jewish family, but we believe in supporting the whole community regardless of the religious background, and Christmas is a great time of year and a great holiday,” Mindel said. “A lot of people have fun with it.”

Singers in the South High School choir — like juniors Ashley Yu and Daniella Brancato, both 16, and sophomore Gabe Gan, 15 — have kept coming back since they were freshman.

And part of that has to do with how fun it can be.

“I think Christmas and holiday music just puts me in the best mood whatsoever. And just having the community support and everything — it’s just the best feeling in the world,” Yu said.

“It’s so nice watching everyone smile and actually sing along.

Their faces light up, you can see it,” Brancato added. “The holidays are so fun.”

Michael Schwartz, the head of the music department at South High School, also noted that while many of the students can have quite busy schedules, they value the chance to help the community too. They’re busy not just during the school day, he said, but after school with rehearsals and other activities.

“It’s not just about educating the kids in terms of performing in school,” Schwartz said, “but it’s also giving back to the community.”

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Northwell adds advanced heart pump Health system first on Long Island to use special implant device for end-stage heart failure

BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital became the first on Long Island last week to implant the newest generation of a left ventricular assist device for patients with advanced heart failure.

The new system, HeartMate 3, includes a device designed to reduce the need for a potential pump replacement, decreasing the risk of a clot developing in the pump.

The pump is implanted into patients who have severe heart failure to help the weakened left ventricle pump blood throughout the body.

“The main benefit observed with this pump is that it has no reported incidents of pump thrombosis, which occurs in up 15 percent of older generation devices,” Dr. Brian Lima, director of heart transplantation surgery at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital, said in a release. “The HeartMate 3 provides advanced heart failure patients a bridge to eventual heart transplantation or recovery.”

The HeartMate 3, developed by Abbott in Abbott Park, Ill., was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in August after a clinical study showed that patients with the system had a significant improvement in their status, an 83 percent increase in their walking distance and a 68 percent improvement in quality of life after six

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Dr. Harold Fernandez of the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital shows the advanced heart pump with cardiac team members, from left, nurse Kathleen Davidson, Dr. David Majure and Dr. Brian Lima. months, according to the study.

“In our second year, North Shore University Hospital’s advanced heart failure program offers patients the full spectrum of treatments to make their lives better,” said Dr. Harold Fernandez, surgical director of Northwell’s Advanced Heart Failure Program and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore.

“We are very excited to add HeartMate 3 as

the latest generation assist device to help patients. The device is much smaller, more efficient and probably more durable than its second generation counterpart.

“We are hoping that this addition to the full range of therapies we provide for our patients will allow us to improve the care we deliver so that they may return to their families and their communities much sooner.”

New HeartMate 3 mechanical circulatory pump is implanted into patients with severe heart failure.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5.7 million people across the United States suffer from heart failure, and 915,000 patients are diagnosed every year. Northwell Health hospitals collectively treat more heart failure patients than any other system in the state, treating 21,000 heart failure patients — about 14 percent of the statewide total — in the past three years.

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NIFA imposes $18M in budget cuts State-appointed overseer says county plan not based on reasonable assumptions for 2018

BY LU K E TORRANCE With the state-appointed Nassau Interim Finance Authority and county government unable to come to an agreement over Nassau’s budget, NIFA announced $18 million in spending cuts on Thursday.

The county’s budget “failed to contain projections of revenues and expenditures that are based on reasonable and appropriate assumptions,” the authority said in a letter following the board’s monthly meeting.

It the first time in NIFA’s 17-year history that the authority authorized its own spending cuts.

The cuts are sprinkled over variety of county departments and services, leaving almost every department with less funding than the county had set aside in its budget.

The public works department will see the biggest cut, having almost $9 million re-

penses.

NIFA also revised the revenue projections for the county which they had felt that Legislature was too optimistic about.

In the oversight board’s resolution announcing the cuts, NIFA said that incoming county executive Laura Curran would have until March 15 to offer additional changes to the budget.

“The cuts will present serious challenges but I am confident we can manage them and continue the services our residents need and expect and spend their tax dollars responsibly,” Curran said.

The board also recommend that the Legislature pass an ordinance to impose a $75 PHOTO BY NOAH MANSKAR fee on those that fail to pay parking tickets.

The fee was proposed by NIFA Chairman Adam Barsky speaks at last Wednesday’s board of directors meeting.

County Executive Ed Mangano moved from their budget. of Human Services and InforSalaries and benefits are earlier this year, and NIFA said the fee could bring in an adBoth the county police and the mation Technology were the not affected by the cuts. sheriff’s office/correctional other two departments that Instead, NIFA’s budget will ditional $1 million in revenue facility will see more the $1.5 will have more than $1 mil- reduce contracts, new equip- for the county. million cut. The Department lion in cuts. ment, utilities and general ex-

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Suozzi agrees with Trump on Jerusalem Congressman says he supports decision to recognize city as Israel’s capital, move embassy

BY LU K E TORRANCE President Donald Trump announced last week that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate the United State embassy there, a move that drew rare words of support for the president from Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove).

“I support the decision recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving our embassy to this ancient city,” Suozzi said in a statement the day after the president’s announcement. “Jerusalem has been the focal point of Jewish religious devotion and has already been reaffirmed by Congress as the Israeli capital.”

The move fulfills a campaign promise for Trump and breaks with seven decades of American tradition.

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holy sites for Jews, Muslims and Christians, has been hotly contested for centuries.

In recent decades, both Israel and Palestine have claimed the city as their capital.

According to a report in the New York Times, Arab leaders in the Middle East said the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel could lead to unrest.

But Suozzi said that resolutions could be reached peacefully.

“We must continue to work toward a durable and sustainable peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians resulting in two states — a Jewish, democratic state living side by side next to a demilitarized Palestinian state, in peace and security,” he said.

Suozzi was not the only New York Democrat to support the president’ decision.

Sen. Chuck Schumer told the Weekly Standard that he had advised Trump to make such a move.

Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) did not release a statement for or against the move. Efforts to reach her were unavailing.

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Capital plan pitches more projects, repairs

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Town of North Hempstead residents might see millions more invested into projects and sidewalk and roadway repairs over the next couple of years, a draft copy of the new 2018 capital plan suggests.

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into residential road repairs from $2.2 million per year in the current five-year capital plan to $4 million per year. This would be on top of $200,000 per year for industrial roads.

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BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Viscardi Center recently honored nine leaders in the disability community for their fourth annual Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards.

The Albertson-based nonprofit held an award ceremony Dec. 4 at the Mutual of America building in New York City, awarding nine men and women for their work on behalf of the disability community.

“Tonight, we recognize nine individuals from around the globe who we believe not only motivate all of us to reach higher, but who are today’s leaders, mentors, and role models for their peers and our next generations,” President and CEO John D. Kemp said during the ceremony. “These individuals have been catalysts for change and are making a positive impact on how people with disabilities view themselves and the world.”

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As National Consultant for Accessibilitty in the Access to Information Program of the prime minister’s office in Bangladesh, Bhattacharjee was born with a visual disability and strives to make information and communication technology a priority at the University of Chittagong, one of the largest universities in the country.

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Serving as a member of Parliament of South Africa since 1999, Bogopane-Zulu is currently the South African deputy minister in the department of social development.

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North High club hosts holiday toy drive Interact Club, students hope to help children at Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Great Neck North High School’s Interact Club has been fundraising for dozens of toys for children in Cohen’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House, building on earlier drives they conducted for the organizations.

It’s been close to my heart.

I love all the people we’ve impacted and all the people we’ve helped over the last few years.

Samantha Kron PRESIDENT OF THE INTERACT CLUB.

With this year’s holiday toy drive, members of the Interact Club did bake sales, fundraised during lunch, put a donation box in front of the school and had a “sponsor a toy” initiative, club leaders said, where students could have an extra incentive to give. “[We] wanted to get the whole school involved,” said Samantha Kron, the president of the Interact Club.

“It would be safe to say [there were]

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Great Neck North High School is seen on a warmer fall day. over 60 toys,” Amanda Reilly, the club’s supervisor, added in a separate interview.

Board games, coloring books, Legos and stuff animals were among the toys that students gave to the drive, Reilly and Kron said, as well as some “simple toys” that they had around the house.

“They went more for the things they could play for a long time,” Kron said.

Kron said they chose to donate these items to Ronald McDonald House, which houses families with children in the hospital, and Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, because of their positive experiences with them and their important missions.

“They’re just very nice people to work with. They were very easy to get in contact with and they were very appreciative

of everything we give them,” Kron said, referencing her two years working with them and the club’s costume drive in October.

“I just love how much they’ve accomplished and how many homes they have and how many people they’ve impacted,” Kron added.

Kron said the drive started at the end of November and a month went into researching toys, making flyers, setting up the donation box, going to the stores to buy toys and scheduling time on the morning announcements.

While the club will wrap up their first round of gifts on Wednesday, Kron said, people are still welcome to donate through the donation box.

“We’ve kept it right in front of the auditorium so they can see it right when they walk into school,” she said.

The next drive the Interact Club will be participating in is the Midnight Run, Reilly said, where the students will collect food and clothing and drop the items off at designated spots in New York City.

And it will also be one of the last Interact Club drives for Kron, a senior graduating in 2018.

“It’s been close to my heart,” Kron said. “I love all the people we’ve impacted and all the people we’ve helped over the last few years.”

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Attendance zone helps G.N. schools: report

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Great Neck Board of Education should retain its optional attendance zone in between the North and South halves of the school district to avoid enrollment imbalances between the schools but limit it to incoming middle schoolers, a report presented at a Wednesday night board meeting suggests.

The Great Neck Public School district first implemented an optional attendance zone in between the northern and southern half of the district almost a decade ago.

This allowed parents with children in E.M. Baker Elementary School and Saddle Rock Elementary School that were zoned in the South High zone to choose to send a child to a northern or southern school.

Administrators said that this was done to make sure each school had a

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Stephen Lando, the assistant superintendent for secondary education, made a case to the board to retain its optional attendance zone on Wednesday night. student population they could handle, as

well avoid overcrowding.

“We were about to go off the road with no intention to do so,” said Stephen Lando, the assistant superintendent of secondary education, noting that North and South High School were projected to have vastly different populations if nothing was done.

Right now the population of North High School is 1,133, while South High School’s population is 1,223.

Donald Ashkenase, who has served on the school board for more than 30 years, described the initial decision to create the special zone as “one of the most meaningful votes we’ve ever took” as a board.

According to this year’s report, which projected student populations over the next five years, eliminating the zone would lead to severe imbalances by the 2022-23 school year.

North High School’s student count would decrease from 1,133 to 797, it

said, while South High School’s population would balloon from 1,223 to 1,761.

Tweaking the zone to only allow optional attendance for fifth graders would keep things balanced, the report suggests.

North High School’s population would rise from 1,133 to 1,217 in five years, the report projects, while South High School’s population would be 1,341 versus its current 1,223.

North and South Middle School would meanwhile have relatively equal enrollment throughout the next five years.

Lando noted that the change is only slight and that parents could still make an appeal for their student to go to a different school.

“It really has created a wonderful balance, but it is something that has to be monitored constantly,” Board President Barbara Berkowitz said, noting that they get updates every month.

No action was taken at the meeting regarding the optional zone.

G.N. teen praised for rescue R. Gardens proposes budget, hosts Phillips

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

Oliver Rein, a 16-year-old junior firefighter from the Great Neck Alert Fire Company, received one the state’s top honors on Monday, after saving a man and his passenger who crashed their car in the summer.

The award, the state Liberty Medal, is the highest honor the state Senate can give a New York resident.

It is bestowed upon someone who has “merited special commendation for exceptional, heroic or humanitarian acts on behalf of their fellow New Yorkers,” according to a state proclamation.

“Oliver Rein embodies all of the characteristics of true hero: courage, bravery and selflessness,” said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, who awarded Rein the medal. “Without hesitation, instead of

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Senator Elaine Phillips presented the New York State Senate’s Liberty Medal to Oliver Rein, a 16-year-old Great Neck junior firefighter who extricated two people from a vehicle after the car crashed into a tree in August.

running away or calling for help, Oliver ran toward the danger to ensure the driver and passenger received the care they needed.”

Rein, who had spent two years as a junior firefighter, recalled walking along Middle Neck Road on a rainy summer day in August.

He said he and his friends saw the car swerving and briefly go airborne before crashing into a tree.

Also, according to the state proclamation, the vehicle had hit two poles.

For a moment, they were in shock, he said.

But moments later he rushed to the car along with David Adler, a friend, and pried open the crushed door to find a bloodied passenger sprinkled in broken glass.

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BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Village of Russell Gardens introduced a proposed budget for 2018-19 at a village board meeting last week, which would feature a roughly $100,000 spending increase compared to the current budget.

The proposed $1.66 million budget includes a $35,000 increase in government support spending from $375,762 to $410,700, partially due to allocating $10,000 each to computer support and records management.

Transportation costs would amount to the biggest overall increase, from $558,500 in this year’s budget to $634,000 for

2018/19.

The costliest line item is labor, worth $279,500, followed by the storage shed on Vivian Lane, which is worth $125,000.

Undistributed employee benefits, consisting of state retirement, social security and hospital medical insurance costs, would also increase by $15,000 from $267,000 to $282,000.

These projected increases would be partially be offset by decreases in public safety and cultural and recreational costs, the budget suggests.

Public safety costs would also be more than halved, with code enforcement having a $3,000 budget instead of a $15,000 one and the building inspector getting $17,000 rather than $25,000.

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Playing games with county contracts

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hat could go wrong with giving the power to fire someone who was hired to investigate corruption that might target them?

According to Republican Nassau County legislators, nothing.

Or at least that’s what they hope county taxpayers will think after voting to create an inspector general to oversee county contracts — with a catch. The catch is that a majority of the Legislature would be allowed to hire or terminate the inspector general in a majority vote.

And guess who will have an 11-8 majority beginning in January?

Perhaps Republican county legislators will also seek the same authority to fire the Nassau County District Attorney or the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District?

It was, afterall, the then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, who indicted then state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in 2015 on political corruption charges. The charges included Skelos’ efforts to pressure Nassau County to award a $12 million storm water treatment contract to a company that hired Skelos’ son.

Skelos and his son were later convicted of the charges. The verdict was later overturned, but the U.S. Attorney’s office said they will retry the case.

That case is not to be confused with charges of political corruption related to county contracts brought against Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, as well as other charges against Town of

Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. They are scheduled to go on trial in March.

Skelos, Mangano and Venditto are all Republicans — just like the majority in the Legislature.

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, a Democrat, proposed an independent inspector general with subpoena power following an investigation into county contract practices in the wake of the Skelos indictment.

Singas’ investigation found an antiquated system with few protections of taxpayer money.

The county did not require vendors to disclose subsidiary companies, criminal convictions, political contributions or whether a vendor is barred from government contracts in other places.

And among those whose received contracts, she found, was a contractor with ties to organized crime, a contractor barred from doing government business in another jurisdiction and a convicted felon with a bankruptcy.

This came on top of a Newsday report in 2015 that hundreds of Nassau County contracts worth a total of nearly $10 million have been awarded in recent years at amounts just dollars below the $25,000 threshold for legislative approval.

Minority Democrats have lobbied for creation of the inspector general recommended by Singas since early 2016, holding up hundreds in millions in borrowing in an effort to force the GOP majority’s hand.

County Legislature Republicans and Mangano have said the county’s commissioner of investi-

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gations, who is appointed by the county executive, already had the power to oversee contracts.

This is hardly reassuring. Another Mangano appointee, county Deputy County Executive Rob Walker, testified during the Skelos trial that he was under investigation for a county contract for clean up work following Superstorm Sandy.

The Republican legislators have also expressed concern about the potential abuses of an inspector general without the Legislature’s oversight. We might take that claim seriously if they exerted any oversight of the Mangano administration.

Still, Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves, who did not seek reelection this year, called the GOP’s proposal a compromise.

And county Executive-elect Laura Curran, a Democrat who takes office Jan. 1, called the bill “a step in the right direction.”

Nassau County may be one of the few places in the universe in which both Gonsalves and Curran could be correct. The GOP’s offer is a compromise — from the laughable position they previously held to one that is an invitation for abuse.

Curran, who campaigned on fighting political corruption, correctly stated that the Republican plan doesn’t go far enough to protect the proposed inspector general from political interference.

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton said the inspector general should be picked by a 13-member supermajority of the Legislature.

This seems like a much more workable plan that would be even more attractive if Republicans agreed to fair elections in Nassau County by approving an independent redistricting commission to redraw the Legislature’s districts after the 2020 census.

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Perhaps Republicans will see the error of their past ways with a Democrat as county executive.

After all, it is Curran and her administration that would be subject to the inspector general’s oversight and it would be they who would face the criticism if any wrongdoing was uncovered.

Republicans could also rightly point to the enhanced checks and balances provided by two-party rule.

And if Republican legislators obstruct legislation intended to protect against waste and fraud they might find the Democrats in charge of both branches of county government.

That would re-establish oneparty rule in the county, making an independent inspector general that much more important.

History offers many examples proving that Democrats are no more immune to unchallenged power than Republicans.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Trump backers: take a second look

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he current state of American politics has gotten meaner and meaner and the months ahead could produce real tragedies of biblical proportions.

But, the best way for me to express my concern is to address an open letter to Trump supporters, some of who have written to me objecting to my comments about the President.

Dear Trump voter, it is now a year since real estate tycoon Donald Trump was elected as the president of this wonderful country.

While I and others decried the voter’s choice he is the president and following past practices I always respect the office, if not the man.

I know that my comments will not in any way change your opinion about Mr. Trump.

A friend of mine once bought a purple colored car, which I thought was ugly.

He defended his choice and I learned that you can’t make someone admit they were wrong.

There is no doubt that my thoughts will not make you burn your “Make America Great” cap

or remove your barely visible bumper sticker.

However, I am asking that you give some thoughts to what has transpired in the past year.

The death of innocent people in Charlottesville shocked the world. It was a time for healing but there was no healer willing to step in and denounce violence.

The best the President could summon was that “there are good people on both sides.” Following that incident, we experienced demonstrations from ugly crowds holding Nazi flags and chanting anti-Semitic slogans.

The occupant of the White House had nothing to say about the groups who apparently have rejoiced at his election.

It is a strange state of affairs when the President’s wife Melania lectures children about the evils of bullying and at the same time watches her husband bully anyone who disagrees with him.

A few weeks ago I addressed a group of 16 year old school children at a Long Island public school. A handful of them defended the tweet attacks and even said that they agreed with some of the taunts.

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner Clearly, the meanness of Donald Trump has filtered down to the high school level.

My parents fled to this country in the 1920s to avoid Eastern Europe dictators who were a threat to their existence.

Over the years, they spoke vividly about the abuses their former friends and neighbors suffered. So I know that there is no such thing as a benevolent dictator.

Yet the President embraces every strong man in the world

wherever he goes almost wishing he had the same dictatorial powers.

During all of my years on earth, one of my proudest moments has been traveling outside the United States and being thanked for being an American citizen.

During two recent trips abroad I was shocked at the insults I heard about an American president and realized that in less than one year the image of America throughout the world is in the toilet.

That deep decline in respect for this country is attributable to one man, Mr. Trump.

Sometime next April the vast majority of readers of this column will be filing their income tax returns.

It is at that point in time when the people of this state will realize the depth of the hostility that the President has for his fellow New Yorkers.

Donald Trump made his fortune thanks to a political system that bowed and bent to his wishes on each and every project that bears his name. Our reward for making him rich is now the

equivalent of Gerald Ford’s “New York, Drop Dead.”

Good luck when you get the news from your accountant about your new tax liabilities and my condolences when your real estate broker tells you why you can’t sell your house.

This president wants legislation that he thinks will make his administration look like it is a great success.

We all know that the Republican Party power brokers in Washington just want their tax breaks for the rich and they will likely give Mr. Trump the middle finger, but for now they are partners to help him dismantle our local communities.

I could talk about racial insensitivities, decisions to destroy our environment, his support for Roy Moore and dozens of other mishaps by Mr. Trump.

I don’t believe in the adage that I told you so when we had candidate Trump.

But I am telling you now that it is a time to reflect on these 11 months and get ready for more disappointments from the man in the Oval office.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Rules to live by for America’s men

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irst things first. I have, earlier in my career, worked for three men you might have heard of — Robert MacNeil, Jim Lehrer, and Bill Moyers — and I feel it’s essential for me to get this on the record: Every single one of them was a model of professionalism and decorum. The worst thing any of them ever said to me was, “Judy, about this story idea – it needs a little more work.”

It is beginning to seem that they were the last gentlemen in America.

I find myself cringing, now, with every newscast: “Please, please, take every morning talk show host, male and female — just leave me Mark Harmon and NCIS!” I can’t argue with the notion that people who abuse their position deserve to be fired. Bad behavior requires consequences, at every age.

But I’m noticing a certain lack of proportion.

For example: It took at least 50 women to come forward with stories about Bill Cosby, and still

the worst the legal system could do ended in mistrial; but let just one man speak up and it’s curtains for Kevin Spacey!

Not only that, but Netflix was pulling the plug on his entire series, “House of Cards.”

That’s where I draw the line.

Go ahead and fire Kevin Spacey, if you feel you must — but there must be 100 men and women making a living from that production, between cast and writers and crew and donut shops.

Must they all lose their livelihood, in the blink of an eye, for the misdeeds of one man?

It’s a bitter pill — especially when the solution is as plain as the headline in your face. Obviously, Spacey’s President Underwood must leave the White House — they can just quote “sexual misconduct allegations” and not make anything up!

That clears the way for wife Claire (played to chilly perfection

by Robin Wright) to become President.

It appears that someone at Netflix now agrees with me, because they are at least going to

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side produce another eight episodes.

After that, I’m sure it all depends on the ratings. You go, President Claire!

Next one out: Garrison Keillor?! The bookish fellow who somehow managed to make gentle fun of his own Lutheran background, of mayonnaise and ketchup and “Midwestern nice”?

He isn’t even on the air any more!

I’m also noticing that the only men facing consequences, right now, work for institutions that are susceptible to shame.

Which leaves untouched all who are shameless.

Who will save us from them?

Because most Americans work for people who aren’t afraid of negative mentions in “Variety” or “The New Yorker.”

How do we deal with them?

When even the courts let us down?

I was thinking out loud about this to a friend the other day.

“Clearly,” I said to him, “the status quo isn’t working. I don’t know how we fix it, but one thing’s for sure: the days of ‘He said/She said’ are over.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean that it’s not enough, any more, to say a woman’s allegation is “He said/She said,’ and dismiss it,” I replied. “I think it’s clear, nowadays, that something’s got to change.”

My friend was instantly outraged. “Do you mean to say that I would have to live in a world where I tell my story, and no one believes me? That’s intolerable!

That’s outrageous!”

“You’re right,” I replied. “It is outrageous. It is intolerable. And do you realize, you have just de-

scribed every woman’s situation, since ever? If it’s so intolerable to you, maybe it is to us, too.”

His answer was swift. “You don’t know what you’re talking about!”

The thing is, I think I do. I have been walking around, a woman on this planet, for well over 50 years; and even though I do not have a story for #metoo, I am plenty familiar with the way too many women are treated by too many men. And it is not good.

I don’t think men would tolerate it.

In fact, I know they wouldn’t and here’s the proof: this very man, shouting at me how intolerable that would be!

I suppose all this may be unnerving, especially to men. But I don’t really think it’s asking too much for them to follow a few rules from kindergarten: “Hey, Harvey! Charlie Rose!

Louis C.K. — Keep your hands to yourselves. And keep those pants on!”

It’s not like we’re asking for empathy. Just a few rules. And clothing. It’s not too much to ask.

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Power on L.I. within Dems’ grasp

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uring the 1980s, a creative approach to our regional power was developed by Fred Scheiner and Harry Wachtel (Roslyn) and Dan Jacobi (East Williston).

They gave birth to a political action committee, “The Twentythird State.”

Showing that Nassau and Suffolk counties, were then more populous than half the states in our nation, the three North Hempstead citizens created the PAC and a newsletter to strive for electoral and policy changes.

They were ahead of the curve of a growing focus on suburban voters and their potential to shape state and national priorities.

In the years after they launched “The Twenty-third State,” influential books highlighted their early themes.

Notable was Kenneth Jackson’s “Crabgrass frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States.”

Subsequently, G. Scott Thomas published “The United States of Suburbia.”

When the PAC began, Nassau and Suffolk had only one Democratic member of Congress.

Tom Downey, at age 25, had won election in the Watergate year of 1974.

Even after Ronald Reagan

took office, Jacobi, Wachtel, and Scheiner felt challenged, but optimistic.

Building on close ties with Congressman Downey and his exceptional Suffolk staff, “The Twenty-third State” folks helped to elect Democrat Bob Mrazek in 1982. He defeated the Old Westbury incumbent, John LeBoutillier.

Mrazek, Downey, and “The Twenty-third State” won no other big progressive elections during the Reagan era, but they boosted the organizing efforts of the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, with its key North Shore affiliate, SANE/FREEZE (led by the Schaefers and Romaines of Great Neck).

Together, they contributed to the largest peace demonstration in American history when one million people gathered at Central Park on June 12, 1982 to protest Reagan’s nuclear policies.

Their sustained involvement played a role in the awarding of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize to International Physicians to Prevent Nuclear War (vigorously supported by North Shore folks).

Those protest and reform movements represented real Long Island power, even as Nassau, in particular, and much of Suffolk, remained Republican fiefdoms.

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field But the times they are a-changin’, and Nassau and Suffolk are heading in new directions.

While Nassau and Suffolk may never achieve statehood (intended only metaphorically by “The Twenty-third State leaders), they are poised to exercise increasing power – regionally and nationally.

And, as the 1980s founders planned, progressives are likely to shape the future.

For many years, all nine state senators from Nassau and Suffolk were Republicans.

That concentration of power often meant that the majority leader of the Senate was a Suffolk or Nassau Republican; the bloc of nine senators could shape agendas for the rest of the state.

In 2016, two Democrats were elected among our region’s nine senators.

Now, Democrats have a voter registration edge over Republicans in both counties: 383,709 to 331,282 in Nassau and 325,059 to 311,442 in Suffolk (Board of Elections 2016 records). .

Just consider how New York politics could change if Democrats gained solid control of the state Senate (the drawing of election district lines to prevent gross partisan gerrymandering is the early key as populations shift on Long Island).

With a state Democratic ascendancy, New York could emulate Robert Lafollette’s Wisconsin (a century ago) as a “laboratory for democracy” for the rest of the nation.

There are three “wild cards” in the immediate future for Long Island power.

One is the large number of people in both counties who are not affiliated with any party [230,220 in Nassau, and 264,618 in Suffolk].

As Donald Trump descends to record new lows in polls (33 percent in recent Gallup), there could be ripple effects in suburbia, both for the unaffiliated and for the newcomers.

The second variable for

change is population demographics. Asian-Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the U.S., and while they are diverse, their national support for Trump in 2016 was pegged at only 16 percent by Nate Silver, and 18 percent by the Asian-American Legal Defense and Education group. In 2016, only 24 percent of Latinos said they “identify with or lean Republican.”

In addition to ethnic bad news for Trump and his Long Island supporters, there is the third alarm that only 19 percent of millennials identified with the GOP in a new NBC News Gen/Forward poll.

While these 18-29 year olds are not thrilled with the Democratic Party, they share that group’s progressive views, and nearly 70 percent of them voted for Democratic candidates for governor this year in New Jersey and Virginia.

If these national trends continue, and as they are reflected on Long Island, the “blue wave” predicted for 2018 by The Wall Street Journal is likely to materialize, and it will permanently alter New York’s Senate.

Then say farewell to Long Island’s last state-wide power base for Republicans.

PULSE OF THE PENINSULA

‘Christmas Carol’ comes to life in U.S.

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his is supposedly the season of “giving,” of “good will to all mankind.” Not with Donald Trump in the White House.

Trump is so giddy to take credit for displacing “Happy Holidays” with “Merry Christmas.” That’s all he cares about.

But just as Trump, who makes money off of hotels but has no concept of “hospitality” and is more like the craven Snidely Whiplash than Barron Hilton, he has no clue and no care what “Christmas” means.

Indeed, this Christmas, 9 million children and pregnant women are losing access to health care and the ability to live a good life or realize their full potential. 13 million Americans don’t know if they will be able to afford or access health care.

Some 800,000 Dreamers don’t know whether they will

be thrown out of jobs, housing, and the nation, exiled to a country that is completely foreign to them.

Seniors and retirees don’t know if they will be able to continue to afford living in their homes and whether their Medicare and Social Security benefits will be cut.

The Tax Scam rammed through by Republicans is just the beginning: they are giddy about how adding $1.5 trillion to the national debt, the same amount (coincidentally) that it redistributes from working people to the already obscenely rich and richest corporations sitting on $2 trillion in cash they refuse to use to raise wages will “justify” slashing the social safety net, cutting Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid – you know the so-called “entitlements” that working people have paid into

KAREN RUBIN Pulse of the Peninsula their entire working lives.

Trump made it clear, in his ignorant, short-hand way, what will come next, in his speech in St. Louis: “Then we will have done tax cuts, the biggest in history…I know people, they work three jobs and they live next to some-

body who doesn’t work at all.

And the person who’s not working at all and has no intention of working at all is making more money and doing better than the person that’s working his and her ass off. And it’s not going to happen. Not going to happen. (Applause.) So we’re going to go into welfare reform.”

You only have to look at what is happening in every quarter of civic life which is shifting the balance to the wealthiest while cutting off upward mobility for anyone else.

The Trump FCC’s plan to overturn net neutrality is exactly that: it cements the control that the internet oligopoly wields not only to keep out upstart competitors but control what information or culture gets wide viewing.

What Pai wants is for money to rule both content and ac-

cess (that’s what “free market” means). Don’t have money to keep an internet subscription so you can access news, information or jobs? Tough luck.

But the FCC intends to couple this with more government surveillance of what goes up over the Internet – quite literally the worst of both worlds.

Money determines who can afford to weigh the scales of justice in their favor, and, thanks to Citizens United, who runs for election and wins, and therefore what policy gets written and enacted, and even who has access to the voting booth.

Billionaire venture capitalist Tom Perkins actually said that out loud: “But what I really think is, it should be like a corporation. You pay a million dollars in taxes, you get a million votes. How’s that?” Indeed.

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The success of poster concert

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ear Manhasset: Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this year such a success for the Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Poster Contest. There are many incredible young artists in our midst and we appreciate their hard work creating the beautiful posters for the contest.

We could not carry on this tradition without the help of the teachers, our chamber of commerce members that judge the posters, town and park officials and the merchants who enthusiastically participate year after year.

And thank you to the middle school student volunteers who hung the posters around town.

And a big thank you to the businesses who happily hung art work in their windows for all our children and families to see.

Blue Horizon Spa, Blink Nails, Best Wok, Studio Hair Styling, Dunn-Rite Cleaners, Bow Tie Cinema, A&F Market, Bob’s Photo, Shoe Repair, Joe’s Barber Shop, Umber-

to’s, Manhasset Deli, Matty’s Toy Stop, Plandome Cleaners, Peoples Bank, Daniel Gale, Louie’s, Raindew Plandome True Value, Young’s Fine Wines, Finger Nails, Chase Bank, Joe’s Barber Shopm Coldwell Banker, Shelley Scotto, realtor, Carpets of Distinction, Hair Salon (formerly Nico’s), Publicans Restaurant, Manhasset Jewelers, Kappeli Realty, Gino’s, Visions of Manhassetand State Farm Insurance, Nancy Morris Agency Please remember to vote for the grand prize winner. Log onto the vhamber’s website at www.manhassetny.org and cast your ballot for your favorite entry.

The winner will receive a gift certificate donated by Matty’s Toy Stop to be presented at the chamber’s Installation Luncheon in January.

Wishing you and your families all the best for the holiday season and New Year.

Nancy Morris Chairperson, Poster Contest State Farm Insurance Agency

Give Trump credit where credit due

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applaud Eileen Watts for requesting the removal of Karen Rubin’s column which in no way is the pulse of any peninsula I know of with the possible exception of the Sinai.

President Trump is by no means the perfect man but he is a lot better than the last two twits we have had. President Trump was elected in accordance with the rules set by all our past wonderful political gurus so Ms. Rubin might as well suck it up as he is doing a good job in spite of all the liberal obstructionists who refuse to attend meetings but then cry that they did not get the chance to have any input, what a crock.

It is high time these relics got out of politics ( we really do need term limits ) and let in some fresh thinkers with some positive ideas and who will reach across the aisle to do what is right for our great nation.

Our media reporters in general could use a little bit of a wake up as well and give the proper credit where credit is due.

Come on you guys be unbiased report the truth!

God Bless America from a senior and army veteran.

Peter Burnside Sr. Mineola

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Call to legalize marijuana premature, irresponsible

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our editorial of Friday, Dec. 8 regarding legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New York is completely irresponsible.

You mention that New York State has fallen from legislative leadership as well as noting its lack of common sense. Well, here’s my straight, to the point, view of common sense.

It is free of innuendo and implications that may serve to dazzle, confuse and influence the reader.

Your editorial says that alcohol, tobacco and opioids killed 64,000 people in 2016.

The abusive use of these products has exacted a high toll on society including taxes diverted to: clinically resolving the problem, taking care of victims, increasing law enforcement staff, etc. etc.

Such use of tax dollars not only has placed an economic burden on us but also prevented addressing societal as well as infrastructure issues.

Now you want to legalize marijuana. Well, we know what driving drunk has done to our society. It has caused a tremendous loss of life and brought unbearable pain to families. Legalizing recreation-

al use of marijuana will result in more auto accidents killing more innocent bystanders due to mellow heads driving under the influence and increased diversion of funds to address the problem.

We should at least wait to see the marijuana related accident statistics from the states that recently legalized recreational use. Will they be spending more dollars in the future to handle problems brought on by legalization or will common sense prevail?

Nick Pennacchio Mineola

Two good choices for NHP fire commissioner

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hile reading the Herald Courier’s Dec. 5 article on the contest for the New Hyde Park Fire District Commissioner position between John Walden and Ernest Gentile, I could not help but to be impressed with both of them.

In this truly graceless age we now live in, it is a pleasure indeed to see two men allowing their visions and ideas to be the only focal point

of the election. With their mutual respect, and with both men exhibiting integrity and fairness in their competition for the position of fire commissioner, leads me to believe that regardless of which man wins, we, the residents of New Hyde Park, will have come out on top.

Jack Benigno New Hyde Park

What have Americans learned since Dec. 7, 1941?

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ec. 7 1941, imagine waking up to the news, imagine the horror and fear in the hearts of those directly and indirectly involved.

Mothers, fathers, children, all trying to make sense of the evil and hatred that transpired.

The attack on Pearl Harbor forced our hand as we entered the Second World War. A especially terrible war that was supposed to end all wars.

Well, here we are 76 years and multiple wars and conflicts later and what have we learned?

Nothing! Absolutely Nothing!

The world still refuses to see eye to eye, there are too many pulling it apart. Hatred, ideological differences, power, greed, when will it end?

Today, while California is burning, Isis is still around, North Korea is threatening and the world is still torn.

It’s the holiday season, a time to reflect and be near family. A time to be thankful and giving. A time to try and figure out a way to end the evil and begin to spread peace.

Ask a child like my Godson Rosario about love and kindness. Ask my children about doing good for others.

We don’t have a magic formula, we worked hard, as our parents did to raise them with values. To raise them with compassion for their fellow man and a love for the world they live in.

We may all go off course for a while but ultimately, we get back on the road.

We all need to pray that the world finds a way to drive in the same direction. There should be no little children who spend the majority of the day hungry and fearful.

No moms and dads worried that they cannot keep their families safe or that have to bury their loved ones prematurely.

There should only be the stretched out arms of our fellow humans embracing one another when we need it.

God bless you all and never forget that we are destined to relive the past if we do not work on the present. Then only can we make the future a safe and beautiful one for the people we love.

Michael Cascio New Hyde Park

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Trump offers a plethora of lawsuits

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ow many lawsuits have you been involved with?

If your name is Donald Trump the answer is 3,500 and his attorneys should be busy for the foreseeable future.

What we should keep in mind is that not all cases are the same.

In some, Trump did the suing in others, he was the defendant; some were settled out of court; some were serious while others were frivolous.

There have been a variety of litigation topics including contract disputes, defamation claims, allegations of sexual abuse, cases where Trump was not the only party being sued (in several he was involved with Las Vegas casino magnates Stephen Wynn and Sheldon Adelson.)

In at least three dozen cases, the state Department of Taxation obtained liens against Trump companies for non-payment of taxes.

Who are the people suing him?

Businessmen, celebrities, personal assistants, prisoners, people in mental hospitals, and unions.

So this exploration of Trump’s legal entanglements does not lend itself to simple generalizations.

The cases which follow illustrate the range of suits in which Trump has been involved. His treatment of workers has left much to be desired. Unions have alleged that he used intimidation in hiring undocumented workers.

In one such case Trump paid $475,000 settling a claim with

nearly 300 Los Angeles golf club employees for unpaid wages and age discrimination.

In 1999, the Trump Organization paid an undisclosed sum when he hired undocumented Polish immigrants who worked 12 hour shifts, seven days a week, with no overtime. This from a man who promises to make America great again!

Many women have sued Trump for sexual misconduct.

Some have settled out of court or are currently in litigation. One such person was Sheena Monnen, a Miss U.S.A. contestant who claimed on her Facebook page that the pageant was “fraudulent,” “trashy” and “rigged.”

For her efforts, Trump sued her for five million dollars. Why has it been so difficult to get the charges against Trump to stick?

For one, Trump has deep pockets and going up against his attorneys is costly. Then there’s having to relive the embarrassment of the original encounter?

And, do you want to accuse a man who is a celebrity and one of the richest men in the world? It is only when the floodgates open and women in droves stand up that good triumphs over evil. The lesson to be learned here is that there is strength in numbers.

But why should we believe the accusers?

Here Trump’s track record is clear when it comes to sexual abuse. In 2005, Trump got caught on the infamous “Accent Holly-

wood” tape where he said that a celebrity could “grab their p—y” and get away with it.

What I find so remarkable is not what he said, but the fact he actually apologized.

“I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today in a decade old video are one of them.” Not only is this sentence grammatically incorrect, but he seems to be “walking back” his apology by stating that the event occurred decades ago.

When running the Atlantic City beauty pageant, Trump was accused of walking into the contestants’ dressing room when they were not fully clothed. In spite of these, incidents more than 50 percent of white women voted for Trump for president.

Women of color had the good sense to vote for Hillary in 2016.

In current litigation, Gloria Allred is defending Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos, adult film performer Jessica Drake and Miss USA contestant Temple Taggert. What we can glean from this is that “the Donald” is an equal opportunity sexist who does not discriminate against porn stars.

A humorous case involved comedian Bill Maher.

When Trump was claiming that Barack Obama was not a citizen, he offered $5 million if the then senator would produce his college records.

Using this as a model, Maher said he would pay Trump the

same amount if he could prove he wasn’t the spawn of an orangutan.

What led to this speculation was the fact that, according to Maher, there were only two things in nature which were that shade of orange; one was an orangutan and the other was Trump’s hair.

On his HBO show, “Real Time,” Maher then flashed a picture on the screen of these two oddities (with apologies to the chimp.)

Of course, Trump took this all very seriously and had his lawyer draft a letter which read in part: “Attached hereto is copy of Mr. Trump’s birth certificate demonstrating that he is the son of Fred Trump and not an orangutan.”

Maher subsequently pointed out that Trump was so upset he couldn’t stop flinging the feces in his cage. He added that what he’d said was a parody, or “what we comedians call a joke.”

The last lawsuit concerns Trump University, founded in 2005 to teach students investing techniques so they could get rich as Trump had. Students were informed that Trump had handpicked instructors, although when under oath he admitted he was not very involved in the process.

Students in San Diego sued alleging that T.U. was a sham.

One complaint was that students were encouraged to sign up for more expensive levels of instruction. For example a “one year apprenticeship” (in reality a three-day seminar) cost $1,495;

a “mentorship” at least $10,000 and the Gold Elite program which went for $35,000.

Promises that students could make tens of thousands of dollars each month were, obviously, bogus.

Meanwhile on the East Coast, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pursued his own class-action suit.

All these cases were settled in an out-of-court settlement. Trump paid $25 million to some 6,000 former students. Did Trump admit to fraud? His organization issued a statement: “While we have no doubt that Trump University would have prevailed at trial… resolution of these matters allows President-Elect Trump to devote his full attention to the important issues facing our great nation.”

To which the tweeter-inchief” added that he had paid only a small fraction of what he might have paid.

Never a moment of regret, remorse or apology. Looking back on Trump’s history of lawsuits, one can only agree with the long list of psychiatrists and psychologists who have concluded that Trump is emotionally unfit to hold the highest office in the free world.

When the American electorate chose him they made a monumental mistake since he poses a clear and present danger to democracy at home and world peace abroad.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Call to legalize marijuana breath of air “

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top the madness, Legalize Marijuana in N.Y.” (Editorial – Dec. 8) is a breath of fresh air which makes sense. Consumption of marijuana for both medical and recreational use is part of mainstream America, transcending generations.

Creative entrepreneurs will always provide the citizens’ desire, regardless of government approval.

Consumers have voted with

their dollars, making marijuana consumption a multibilliondollar enterprise today. Legalize it and add a sales tax. Revenues will more than cover the costs of any abuse.

Our tax dollars will be better used if police and judges spend more time prosecuting those who commit real crimes against individuals or property than going after those who consume or distribute marijuana.

Significant space will be

freed up in jails to incarcerate actual criminals.

Citizens have more to fear from murder, arson, rape, muggings, robberies, auto and identity theft or home breakins than individuals who get high in the privacy of their own home.

Law enforcement authorities should be free to pursue those who commit real crimes against citizens and property.

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to vote, be a parent, pay taxes, own a car, take out a bank loan, serve in the military and die for your country — but not consume marijuana. This makes no sense.

What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home or private social club should not be the concern of government.

Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace.

Stop wasting billions of dollars on the war on drugs.

End sending bribe money in the form of foreign aid to other nations so they can pay their farmers not to grow pot. Legalize the growth and sales of marijuana.

Add a small national sales tax on all legal transactions.

This could raise significant revenues and cover any medical costs for potential excessive consumption by some users.

It would free up the military, courts and law enforcement to deal with other more important issues.

Let us hope that we have finally learned from the obvious failures of Prohibition. It is time to permit consenting adults to access any so-called illegal products or substances without fear from government harassment Larry Penner Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 62

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Finding mental health care a struggle

BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Janet Susin said during her family’s first visit to the emergency room after her 16-year-old son was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the hospital staff had only one concern.

“The first question we heard wasn’t, ‘how’s he doing?’ It was, ‘do you have insurance?’” Susin said.

Susin was among a group of concerned relatives, public officials and caregivers at a press conference held Monday by the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center to discuss the results of a year-long study titled Project Access that examined the ease or difficulty with which patients and their family have accessing mental health and substance abuse care, especially through insurance providers.

North Shore Child Guidance Executive Director Andrew Malekoff said that as part of the study, a 41-question survey was completed by 644 people who answered questions about demographics and experiences as well as an open-ended question for personal stories about the process.

Malekoff said fewer providers accept commercial health insurance plans because their rates of reimbursement are often lower than Medicare rates.

According to Project Access results, almost half the participants said it was more difficult to find help for mental health or substance abuse problems than care for physi-

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Janet Susin spoke at the press conference about the struggles her son had faced after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. cal ailments, 40 percent said their insurance providers did not have an adequate number of providers, and two-thirds said their insurance company was not helpful in finding a mental health care provider.

State senators Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) provided a bipartisan front from the state Legislature, both sharing stories of family members who suffered from mental health issues and struggled to receive help.

“The founder of the Nassau-Queens National Alliance on Mental Illness chapter was

my cousin Arnold Gould, who passed away last year,” Kaminsky said. “He devoted his life to this issue, and for a long time, Arnold had a son who was the cousin in my family no one talked about or knew existed. We have to turn the page on that. We can do better.”

Kaminsky and Phillips both said they would write letters to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Financial Services with the Project Access data and their concerns about the issue.

“I am extremely proud to be supporting Project Access and to be supporting the mental health industry because it is going to take research like this when we do write the governor and the New York State Department of Financial Services,” Phillips said. “We have data behind it to say this isn’t happening in low socio-economic areas of one part of the state; this is a rampant problem that is happening throughout New York and especially here on Long Island.”

Phillips also said if needed, she would support legislation to make mental health care more accessible and affordable across New York.

North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center partnered with LIU Post for the research, and social work professor Elissa Giffords said the school received approval from their institutional review board before administering the survey to human subjects and placed surveys in waiting rooms and posted flyers with a link to the survey as well.

“People who completed the survey, it’s likely they already accessed care,” Giffords

said. “This is quite important, particularly because although they could access treatment, they still reported impediments when seeking this care. This also means there’s a distinct possibility there are many people who gave up seeking care altogether.”

Susin, a past president of the NassauQueens chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness, was a teacher, and her husband was a doctor at North Shore Hospital during her visit to the hospital visit 30 years ago with her son, and she said she quickly learned that while her policy had $1 million worth of mental health coverage, her husband’s only offered $40,000 for the family for life.

Soon after their visit, her son, now 47, was prescribed an anti-psychotic medication and has not been in the hospital since thanks to the care of an excellent psychiatrist — a psychiatrist who charges $250 per visit and does not take insurance, Susin said.

Susin said while their psychiatrist was willing to try working with her insurance company, the agreement ended less than a year later because the psychiatrist believed the rates were too low and receiving payments from the insurers was a hassle.

Susin said she has paid out of pocket ever since.

“We’re lucky we can afford to pay for good care for our son and as a result, he’s remained stable all these years,” she said.

“Every person struggling with a psychotic disorder or any mental health condition should have the same opportunity.”

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North High concert Dec. 19

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Great Neck North High School is seen on a warmer fall day.

North High School student musicians will present their Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m., in the school’s auditorium, 35 Polo Road. The concert is free and the public is warmly welcomed.

The concert will feature performances by the Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, A Cappella Choir, Symphonic Band, and Symphony

Orchestra.

The Chamber Choir will open the show with “Sicut locutus est” from the Magnificat by J.S. Bach.

The Concert Choir will follow with “Kyrie” from the Pavane by Fauré, the Israeli folksong “Dodi Li,” “What I Did For Love” from A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch, “The Girl From Ipanema,” and the spirituals “Poor Wayfaring

Stranger” and “This World is Not My Home.”

The A Cappella choir will sing “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Bottom of the River.”

The Symphonic Band will perform “March Slav” by Tchaikovsky.

The Symphony Orchestra will perform music from Swan Lake and the overture to Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky.

The combined Orchestra and Choir will perform the “Quintette et Choeur” from the Oratorio de Noël by Saint-Saëns and the “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky.

The Choirs will be conducted

by Dr. Pamela Levy, director of vocal music, and the Band and Orchestra will be conducted by Mr. Joseph Rutkowski, director of instrumental music.

For more information about the North High Winter Concert, please contact Dr. Pamela Levy, department head for fine and performing arts, at (516) 4414740, or at plevy@greatneck. k12.ny.us

Robo-technicians visit South On Dec. 5, engineering and robotics classes at South High received a visit from technicians from the FBI Bomb Squad-NY Division and an advanced robot.

The FBI technicians shared their professional experiences with robotics and explained all the features of this particular robot, which can be used to diffuse bombs, perform surveillance, and communicate in hostage situations.

Students could see the correlation between the robots they build in school and this heavyduty robot utilized by the FBI. The hands-on demonstration also provided students the opportunity to operate the robot.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS

During a visit to the Northwell Health Radiology Department at LIJ, South High students learned how CT machines are used to create patient images and treatment plans.

South students accept challenge Students enrolled in South High’s anatomy and physiology class recently visited the Northwell Health Radiology Department at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park as part of the Spark!

Challenge.

During their visit, students met with a variety of medical professionals, including radiation therapists, radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, oncology nurses, information technologists, medical physicists, and hospital administrators. The students also viewed demonstrations of the CT (Computerized Axial Tomography) machines used to create patient images and treatment plans, and the LINAC (Linear Accel-

erator) machines that deliver radiation treatments.

The South High students are now working on an advertisement and informational video about one of the radiology careers to demonstrate what they learned during their visit.

These projects will be entered into a contest sponsored by Northwell Health, and all submissions will be presented at a Spark! Challenge celebration event in April at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

The Northwell Health Spark! Challenge introduces high school students to a variety of career paths in health care.

More than 700 students across Long Island participate in the program.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Students look on as South High Principal Dr. Christopher Gitz controls the robot.

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GNPS for men’s health Staff at the John F. Kennedy School and Great Neck North High School joined the Movember movement to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues.

Fifty-six staff members pledged to grow a mustache for the month of November, and together they raised a total of $1,500 for the Movember PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS Foundation. In addition to donations Several staff members at North High School took part in the Movember challenge from GNPS staff, a New York State police officer who heard about the to raise money for men’s health issues.

program at JFK added to the schools’ contribution with a generous donation from the New York State Troopers Memorial Fund.

The Movember Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to saving and improving the lives of men around the world by supporting research and services, with a focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health issues.

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SEEKING EQUAL RIGHTS FOR OUR DISABLED CHILD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE WHEATLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SUPPORT US IN OUR LONG STANDING STRUGGLES WITH THE EAST WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT! • Can our child with a long standing diagnosis of Tourette Disorder plus many concurring co-morbidities be given the same opportunities socially and educationally as his peers?

• As residents of East Williston for over 23 years, where are our tax dollars going?

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Steinberg Art museum reopens after facelift

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he Steinberg Art Museum on the LIU Post campus reopened to the public on Monday, Nov. 13 for the first time since it moved from its former location on campus in 2016.

Many passers by have stopped in to check out the newly opened space on the lower level of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library.

“Every single person that walked in today really seemed to enjoy it and was happy that it was here,” Nicholas Frank, an LIU Post freshman graphic design major who works in the museum, said.

There have been approximately 20-30 visitors each day since the opening. The museum has been for just a few hours each day, and will establish regular hours after the school’s winter break.

Barbara Applegate, director of the Steinberg Museum of Art in the currently empty storage suite. (Photo provided by Ashley Bowden) The Steinberg Museum, named after former university president David Steinberg, has been significantly renovated in its new location.

One new feature is luminescent marble flooring. “It’s definitely improved; there’s much better lighting and it’s a lot more quiet and museum-like,” Frank said, “The amount of space that we have now is better.”

Constructing a new museum requires ensuring heating, cooling, air conditioning, lighting, and locks are all in working order, according to Barbara Applegate, director of the Steinberg Museum of Art. “Many museums’ reopenings are planned to occur on a five-year timeline. Ours occurred on an 18-month timeline,” Applegate said, “So what we’re doing is thought of as a ‘soft opening.’”

The museum will be fully opened when students and faculty return from winter break. At that time, museum staff members plan to hold an opening reception and panel discussions dealing with the current exhibition.

Once construction on the new museum location was finished, the 11 museum staff members began to uncrate artwork to begin the “unique” installation process.

They inspected the pieces and compared them to photographs received before the works’ arrival to ensure nothing had been damaged by the storage and transport.

After that came placement of the paintings and didactics, banners to provide information on the featured art.

“Hanging an exhibition isn’t always formulaic, so there’s

some play in here with that,” Applegate said, “We chose to top-align the majority of the works to keep everything smoothly running through the space.”

The first exhibition in the new space, Abstract Expressionism Behind the Iron Curtain, will be displayed until April 7, 2018. “What I love about this [exhibition] in particular is how in the era of the Soviet Union and Soviet realism, these artist risked their lives doing this,” Frank said.

A particular oil painting collage by Tadeusz Kantor is partially comprised of a trash bag. Artwork featured in the museum are original pieces that have been transferred from the Pollock-Krasner House, a study center in Southampton.

ay that you’re designing a costume for “The Lion King” and you want to see what African textiles look like. You can come here and find that out. This sets us far above anyone else in our region.”

Barbara Applegate DIRECTOR OF THE STEINBERG MUSEUM OF ART

The pieces are loaned from different private and public collections in Munich, Czechoslovakia, Brooklyn and locations in Europe. “Even with these paintings, how people can just look at them and scoff saying they don’t mean anything,” Frank said, “Each one provokes some kind of emotion.”

The Pollock-Krasner House recently gave museum staff approval to move the full collection of 5,000 pieces into a visible storage suite located near the Steinberg Museum on a retrofitted level of the library.

This floor is built on a different level arrangement like the book stacks. “[This gives] us the opportunity to see those objects in a controlled and safe environment with access to all those objects,” Applegate said. Some of the artwork is over 5,000 years old from various time periods and countries. The space will allow students to use the artwork to conduct research the way they would books.

“Say that you’re designing a costume for “The Lion King” and you want to see what African textiles look like.

You can come here and find that out,” Applegate said,

“This sets us far above anyone else in our region.” This suite will be accessible to the public.

Museum programming for the next four years is underway, according to Applegate. As for announcing plans for future exhibitions now, “I’d be lifting the veil too soon,” she said. Museum staff has met with SAGE Long Island, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of senior citizens of the LGBT community.

According to Ari Nuzzo, museum educator, meetings like such help inspire programming for the rest of the year.

“Our goal is to meet with learners of any age group who want to be involved in our environment,” Nuzzo said, “We want to engage them in more things.”

An education outreach program associated with the Elmont school district will bring as many as 3000 elementary students to the museum over the spring semester.

Nuzzo will coordinate this program, which will include tours for students and class groups. “We’ve had a lot of people interested in what’s going on,” Nuzzo said.

In April, LIU Post MFA students will display their work in an exhibition entitled “The Cutting Edge of Contemporary Art in a Variety of Media.”

Applegate recently met with the students and Professor Seung Lee, director of graduate studies and the fine arts program, to discuss plans for installation.

“A majority of them were what you might consider traditional media like painting, drawing and printmaking,. One student works in three-dimensional ceramics,” she said.

Applegate hopes that students having access to the newly designed exhibition space on campus will give them space and time to closely observe the works.

“We see every day thousands and thousands of memes and images, and we’re so quick to flash through them,” she said, “We’re constantly looking at images but in such a cursory way.”

Admission to the Steinberg Museum is free.

“What I really like about having this museum on campus is that all the students here are able to see a wide variety of artists that they may never be able to see anytime otherwise,” Frank said.

For more information about the museum and inquiries regarding hours of operation, call the B. Davis Schwartz library at 516-299-4073.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, and is published by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Suzanne Vega at Landmark Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.

Legendary New York singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega celebrates the 30th and 25th anniversaries respectively of her albums Solitude Standing and 99.9F by performing both in full, including hit tracks throughout her distinguished career such as “Luka,” “Tom’s Diner,” and “Left of Center.”

Where: Landmark on Main Street Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, 232 Main St., Port Washington Info & Tickets: (516) 767-1384 • landmarkonmainstreet.org

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A Staged Reading of “A Christmas Carol”

Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.

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In 1843, Charles Dickens’ novella, “A Christmas Carol,” was published, and the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge has touched the hearts of readers and audiences ever since.

Every holiday season, Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre brings the Victorian classic to the stage as it would have been performed in a radio studio in the 1930s, as a dramatic reading.

Where: Adelphi Performing Arts Center Olmstead Theatre, 1 South Ave., Garden City Info & Tickets: (516) 877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu

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The jazz-rock band known for the hits “You Make Me So Very Happy,” “Spinning Wheel,” and “And When I Die” will perform with Bo Bice, the runner-up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of “American Idol.”

Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 • paramountny.com

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BLI’s Fa La La La La Fest Featuring Fergie with Special Guest Nick Tangorra

Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Fergie, one of pop’s leading ladies and a driving force behind the band The Black Eyed Peas, will perform songs from her blockbuster albums, Dutchess and Double Dutchess, including “London Bridge,” “Glamorous,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Fergalicious” and “Clumsy.”

Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave. Huntington Info & Tickets: (631) 673-7300 paramountny.com

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Jewel’s Handmade Holiday Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m.

American singer, songwriter, guitarist, Grammy nominee and the artist behind one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, Pieces of You, which included the hit singles “Who Will Save Your Soul,” “You Were Meant for Me,” and “Foolish Games,” Jewel will perform her holiday show powered by Hallmark Channel with special guests ATZ and ATZ LEE from the Discovery Channel Series, “Alaska: The Last Frontier,” and Nikos Kilcher.

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Planting Fields Holiday Walk Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Step away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and enjoy this walk to mark the winter solstice that will explore the wooded trails and gardens of this beautiful arboretum. Afterwards, if you wish, stay to see the magnificent poinsettia display in the Main Greenhouse and the blooming plants in Camellia House.

Where: Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay Info: (631) 223-3427 • Sign up via ligreenbelt.org

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Tony Danza: Standards & Stories

Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.

For one night only, beloved star of stage and screen Tony Danza will make his NYCB Theatre at Westbury debut with his hit cabaret act, Standards & Stories.

Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: (516) 247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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You’re off to see the wizard! The Cinema Arts Centre invites all local munchkins to follow the yellow brick road to enjoy the movie masterpiece, “The Wizard of Oz.” After a screening of the classic film, there will be a special post-screening extravaganza — the Fantastic Funhouse — where 30 lucky kids will go “over the rainbow” and explore an interactive, immersive Munchkinland complete with characters from the movie, including Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and even the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Saturday, Dec. 16, 1 to 2:30 p.m. (visit Santa) and 2 to 7 p.m. (trolley ride) Head on over to Dolphin Bookshop, where Santa will read a story and hear what’s on every child’s wish list. Then the second annual Trollstice Winter Express: A Celebration of Light and Spirit will depart from the Port Washington Town Dock, taking families on a magically-animated, storytelling journey through the woods of the Gold Coast before disembarking in the beautiful forests of Troll Village at the Science Museum of Long Island, 1526 North Plandome Road in Plandome.

Where: The Dolphin Bookshop, 299 Main St., Port Washington Info.: 516-767-2650 or thedolphinbookshop.com Port Washington Town Dock, 347 Main St. near Shore Road in Port Washington / Info & Tickets: 631-241-5952 or eventbrite.com/e/trollsticewinter-express-a-celebration-of-light-and-spirit-tickets

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adison Theatre Annual Christmas Celebration

Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m.

Come share in a holiday journey through favorite pastimes of the merriest season. An annual family tradition featuring Broadway performers, this Christmas spectacular will have you singing along to your favorite Christmas tunes.

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave. Rockville Centre / Info & Tickets: 516-323-4444 or madisontheatreny.org

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Musica Holiday Cirque Presents BELIEVE Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.

Cirque Musica Holiday presents BELIEVE is a fun-filled family event featuring the cast of Cirque Musica together with all-time favorite holiday songs performed by a live orchestra, as well as a visual experience where audiences will journey into a world of high-flying adventure with amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer, too!

Where: NYCB Live, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: 516-231-4848 or 800-745-3000 or nycblive.com

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b.j. spoke exhibit Blood Sweat & Tears displays L.I.’s talent to play at Paramount b.j. spoke’s Harvest of Artists showcases an exceptional array of Long Island artists exhibiting their talents in painting, watercolor, graphics, photography, multimedia, printmaking, sculpture and more.

The exhibition runs through Jan. 14 and will appeal to people of all tastes.

Artists on exhibit include, the works of the late pop artist who was associated with Andy Warhol Steven Kaufman, the popular watercolorist Lorraine Rimmelin, and Caroline Kaplowitz, the artist who showed in Soho and exhibited her sculptures and paintings in the Nassau County Museum of Art, as well as many more prominent artists in the Long Island community.

Among them is a two-time winner of the Museum Of Modern Art assistant curator juried exhibition, hosted annually

by b.j. spoke gallery.

Besides the illustrious members of the community participating in this exhibition, are also the members of the gallery, whose work has been widely exhibited, and some members have been featured in The Hamptons‘ Dan’s papers, including John A. Bell and Ande Cindy Shechter, and other Long Island and New York publications and television.

The b.j. spoke gallery has been nominated as best gallery on Long Island. All art aficionados are welcome.

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The reception for the harvest of artists is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9. Refreshments will be served.

Join the celebration and mingle with the artists.

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It’s been more than four decades since drummer and producer Bobby Colomby and friends assembled Blood, Sweat & Tears, the first group to successfully blend rock and jazz into a genre-crossing sound and style. So successfully, in fact, that the band’s second album topped the Billboard charts for many weeks and beat out the Beatles’ Abbey Road for the prestigious Album of the Year Grammy Award. The album produced three major hit singles, “You Make Me So Very Happy,” “Spinning Wheel,” and “And When I Die.” But now Colomby is looking for much more as he develops Blood, Sweat & Tears into a contemporary voice, one that reaches beyond a single, nostalgic audience.

“I no longer want to target just one generation. That would be a mistake,” Colomby says. “With this updated version, I want this band to gain recognition with a wider audience. I want people of all ages to experience what this music has to offer.”

Will Blood, Sweat & Tears have any of the original members?

“Not a chance,” says Colomby. “I think of this band like baseball’s Yankees. When you’re at a Yankees game, you’re not going to see Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle or Lou Gehrig. What you do come to expect is a team of top-notch players upholding a tradition of winning.

That’s the Yankees legacy. It’s what people expect from Blood, Sweat & Tears as well… brilliant musicians, singers, songs and arrangements.”

Colomby also describes the instrumental players chosen for Blood, Sweat & Tears in glowing terms. “This band, man for man, pound for pound, is better than the first version of Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Without a doubt, they’re a ridiculously talented bunch. The drummer Dylan Elsie is better that I am, or was.”

This is strong praise coming from a musician, producer and manager who knows a winner when he sees it. Colomby’s resume includes initiating significant

career achievements for Jaco Pastorious, the Jacksons and Harry Connick Jr., among others, as well as his management and production of trumpeter Chris Botti, currently one of America’s most successful instrumentalists and winner of the 2013 Grammy for Best Instrumental Pop Album.

“The first version of Blood, Sweat & Tears was designed to introduce jazz to pop music,” Colomby adds. “That was my passion… and still is.”

Towards that end, Blood, Sweat & Tears will perform their hits with spirit and enthusiasm, as if it was their first performance of those songs. The band will also introduce new elements into every performance, including a segment devoted to “songs we wish we had recorded,” done in classic Blood, Sweat & Tears style.

The arrival of this latest version of Blood, Sweat & Tears is the next chapter in a musical tale that stretches from the creativity and turbulence of the late ’60s to the swiftly changing world of the 21st century. This next phase in the continuing journey of Blood, Sweat & Tears has begun, with a performance scheduled at The Paramount on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m.

During the early years of the FOX-TV hit “American Idol,” Colomby received many phone calls from friends telling him to check out singer Bo Bice, saying he was a fresh voice and that he did a masterful job singing “Spinning Wheel.”

“Many of my more musically knowledgeable buddies also suggested that I ask Bo to join the band,” Colomby said. “I’m pleased to say that that’s exactly what happened and by the reaction of audiences worldwide it was a great match.”

Now a seasoned southern rocker, Bice will be performing with Blood, Sweat & Tears at this special concert performance.

The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington. For tickets, call 631-673-7300 or go to www.paramountny.com.

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An evening with Bettye LaVette Soulful interpreter on many genres to perform at the Landmark on Main Street

BY G R AC E MCQUADE Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is an interpreter of the highest order. Whether the song originated as country, rock, pop, or blues, when she gets through with it, it is pure R&B. She gets inside a song and shapes and twists it to convey all of the emotion that can be wrought from the lyric.

LaVette is one of very few of her contemporaries who were recording during the birth of soul music in the 1960s and is still creating vital recordings today.

Her career began in 1962, at the age of 16, in Detroit. Her first single “My Man — He’s A Loving Man,” was released on Atlantic Records. She recorded for numerous labels, including Atco, Epic, and Motown, and worked alongside Charles “Honi” Coles and Cab

Calloway in the Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical, “Bubbling Brown Sugar.”

The 2000s started what LaVette calls her “fifth career.” Her CD, A Woman Like Me, won the W.C. Handy Award in 2004 for Comeback Blues Album of the Year. She was also given a prestigous Pioneer Award by The Rhythm

& Blues Foundation. She recorded four CDs for hipster indie label ANTI-Records over the course of eight years, two of which received Grammy nominations.

LaVette has received the Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Singer, and performed at The Kennedy Center Honors in a

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tribute to The Who. She then performed “A Change Is Gonna Come” with Jon Bon Jovi for President-elect Barack Obama on HBO’s telecast of the kick-off inaugural celebratory concert, We Are One. 2012 marked LaVette’s 50th year in show business, and she also released her no-holds-barred autobiogra-

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phy, “A Woman Like Me.” In 2016, her most recent CD, Worthy, garnered her a third Grammy nomination. She also received the Blues Music Award for Best Soul Blues Female Artist.

LaVette will be performing at Landmark on Main Street’s Jeanne Rimsky Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. This intimate show allows her voice to be the center of attention. LaVette will performs songs from throughout her 55-year career, including ones that she used to perform in small Detroit clubs before her 21st-century resurgence began.

LaVette has always said that just a voice and one instrument is all you need to sell a song. Hearing her sing in this setting, stripped down to just her voice and a piano, is sure to be an intense and moving experience.

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New York Dance Theatre, under the direction of former New York City Ballet soloist Frank Ohman, will present its 36th season of “The Nutcracker” at Hofstra University in Hempstead on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17 with performances each day at 12 and 5 p.m.

Ohman’s production is the largest Nutcracker on Long Island and the only one performed in the tradition of New York City Ballet’s Lincoln Center version. Daniel Ulbricht, principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, will perform the role of the Cavalier along with New York City Ballet soloist Brittany Pol-

lack as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Philip DuClos and Henry Berlin, who both performed the role of the young Prince for two consecutive years at Lincoln Center, will share that same role in Ohman’s production. In all, a cast of 80 children, professional and pre-professional dancers, will bring this classic story to life on the stage of the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

Tickets for this full production ballet are $42 and $32 (seniors and children 12 and under) and are available at www. ohmanballet.org or by calling 631-4620964.

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Hanukkah celebration not needed Although the following menu is perfect for Hanukkah, it may be enjoyed throughout December and beyond. Beef Brisket is one of my favorite go to holiday dishes, as it can be prepared ahead of time.

In fact, it gets better every day it sits. Cooked brisket may also be frozen up to a month ahead and reheated and it is just as delicious as the day it was made!

I like to make sweet carrots and noodle pudding as sides.

If you really want to feast, add creamed spinach and mashed potatoes, either store-bought or homemade, depending on how much time you have.

Add a store bought dessert (donuts are traditional for Chanukah) and you have a feast.

Whether you spin the dreidle, or spin the bottle, you and your guests will enjoy a hearty meal.

MENU (Serves 6-8) Beef Brisket with Onions Sweet Carrots Creamed Spinach* Mashed Potatoes* Noodle Pudding Donuts” *Recipe Not Included Beef Brisket with Onions 1 4-5 lb. first cut (a.k.a. flat cut) beef brisket,

trimmed so a thin layer of fat remains in some spots (do not over trim, as the fat gives the meat its flavor) 1/4 cup red wine 1 tsp. ground black pepper 1-1 1/2 tblsp. Wondra (okay to substitute matzo cake meal for Passover) 3 tblsp. Olive Oil 5 medium yellow onions, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick (I use Vidallia) 3 tblsps. tomato paste 6 carrots, peeled and halved Handful fresh chopped parsley (for garnish, optional) 1. In a Ziploc bag large enough to hold the brisket, pour in red wine. Massage brisket with pepper and place in bag. Refrigerate and marinate for 24 hours.

2. Set an oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

3. Remove brisket from bag. Dry it, then lightly dust the brisket with the Wondra, shake and turn to coat evenly. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a cast iron skillet just large enough to hold the brisket and carrots snugly. Add the brisket to the pan and sear on both sides until crusty brown areas appear on the surface, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

4. Transfer the brisket to a platter, then add the onions to the pot and stir constantly, scrap-

ALEXANDRA TROY The Culinary Architect ing up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Cook until the onions are softened and golden brown, about 15 minutes.

5.Turn off the heat and place the brisket, fatty side up and any accumulated juices on top of the onions. Spread the tomato paste evenly over the brisket. Cover the pot very tightly with aluminum foil and then the lid. Transfer to the oven and cook for 1-1/2 hours.

6. Transfer the brisket to a cutting board and using a very sharp knife, slice the meat across the grain into approximately 1/8 to 1/4-inch-thick slices. Return the slices to the pot, overlapping them at an angle so that you can see a bit of the top edge of each slice. The end result should resemble the original unsliced brisket, leaning slightly backward. Check the seasonings and correct if necessary. Refrigerate overnight.

7. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cover the pot tightly and return to the oven. Cook the brisket until it is forktender, 1 3/4 to 2 hours. Check once or twice during cooking to make sure that the liquid is not bubbling away. It it is, add a few more teaspoons of water – but not more. Also, each time you check, spoon some of the liquid on top of the roast so that it drips down between the slices. It is ready to serve with its juices, as the gravy.

Sweet Carrots 10 medium carrots, peeled and cut on the diagonal 1/4-inch thick 3 tblsps. sweet butter 3 tblsps. honey 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup raisins, chopped 1/4 cup dried apricots, sliced Kosher salt Black pepper, freshly ground 1. Place butter, honey and brown sugar in a saucepan.

Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened and combined.

Stir occasionally.

2. Add carrots, raisins and apricots. Cover and cook on low for about 1 hour. Carrots should be soft, but crunchy.

3. Season to taste. Serve.

Noodle Pudding 1/2 lb. noodles (I use a combination of broad egg noodles and cavatappi) 16 oz. cream cheese 1 3/4 cups apricot nectar juice 1/2 cup cream 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup melted butter 1 cup sugar 5 eggs 1. Butter a casserole and set aside.

2. Cook noodles and drain.

3. Make the kugel base in a food processor: Place all ingredients, other than the noodles and blend until smooth.

4. In a large bowl, mix together noodles and kugel base.

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Sprinkle on top of noodles.

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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Eco-friendly gift ideas for ‘green’ giving the eco-conscious people on your holiday shopping list.

Locally made products Locally made products make great holiday gifts. Such gifts are not produced halfway around the world, meaning they don’t contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming like products that need to be flown or driven across the globe. Craft fairs and artisan shops are good sources for locally made gifts, which also are a great way to support businesses in your community.

Music lessons and other gifts of service do not require a great deal of natural resources, making them ideal eco-friendly gifts.

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iving eco-friendly gifts is now easier than ever before. As more and more people are conscious of reducing their impact on the planet, the demand for environmentally conscious products and services has

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Choosing earth-friendly gifts is not only generous, but giftgivers also can rest assured they’re doing their part to safeguard natural resources for future generations. The following are some gift ideas for

Gifts of service A massage or music or tutoring sessions are examples of gifts of service. These gifts do not require much use of natural resources, and recipients find their personal nature very thoughtful. Gifts of service also can include tasks you do yourself for the gift recipient, rather than paying another person to handle. For example, teach a senior member of your family how to navigate their

new smartphone or agree to help them shop for groceries.

Recycled goods When many people think of recycling, they tend to picture piles of discarded plastic bottles, glass jars and aluminum cans. While the end product of many of these recycled pieces is new cans, bottles and jars, recycled materials also can be turned into new and unique pieces.

Trivets and spoon rests made from recycled and melted wine bottles make for clever and attractive gifts. Recycled fire extinguishers have been turned into vases, and you can even find bike parts that have been used to make wind chimes and belts if you know where to shop.

Natural gifts Natural gifts are among the most environmentally friendly ones you can give. Foodies may appreciate an herbgrowing kit that enables them to

experiment with freshly picked basil or thyme in the kitchen, while tree-growing kits and flower seed packets are nice stocking stuffers for budding gardeners. Offer to purchase a living Christmas tree for a relative, so that he or she can plant the evergreen after the holidays have come and gone.

Antiques New, shiny gifts are not the only ones that have appeal. Gifting a sentimental piece of family history is an earth-friendly way to share the holidays. Pass down a cherished piece of jewelry or, if you do not have anything in your own collection, browse antique shops for items that have interesting histories.

The holiday season is often a time of excess, but giving doesn’t have to be detrimental to the environment. Givers can seek out earth-friendly gifts and share even more this time of year.

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Boss Gifting the boss is a sensitive subject and should be dictated by company protocol. If you are the only employee to buy your boss a gift, it may seem like you are trying to curry favor.

However, if everyone else is gifting and you fail to offer a gift, you may be caught off guard.

Some business etiquette experts say that it is customary for bosses to give gifts to employees but not the reverse. However, employees who are especially close with their bosses or who work closely with them each day may want to offer a small token of appreciation.

When selecting gifts for bosses, do not give anything too personal, such as clothing, perfume or jewelry. Food or gift cards are a safer bet. Experts say a gift in the range of $10 to $25 is adequate. Chipping in for a gift with other employees may be the best course of action so you don’t inspire resentment among coworkers.

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Caregivers play important roles in the lives of children. Once you have found a sitter or nanny who you trust, you want to ensure you keep that person content. If you regularly use a nanny or sitter, money is always a great gift.

For a full-time nanny, one week to one month’s pay is adequate. For a regular sitter, consider a gift equal to two nights’ pay.

Coach or club leader Children today are involved in many different activities, and chances are parents’ schedules are filled with sports games and practices. A small gift of $10 to $20 can show your appreciation to a coach or club leader.

This is another instance when it might be nice to pool your resources with fellow parents to purchase one large gift.

Mail carrier If your mail is delivered by the same mail carrier week after week, you may want to spread some holiday joy. Mail carriers have an extra workload during the holidays, when they are tasked with delivering packages and greeting cards in addition to more routine mail.

Civil servants may be forbidden from receiving cash. In such instances, a gift card makes a great gift.

Trash collector Hauling garbage is neither an easy nor glamorous job. Many garbage collectors appreciate a tip for their hard work. Take notice of who collects the trash from your home. If it is the same people each week, take the time to personally deliver an envelope with a small tip of around $20.

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Steps to take before giving pets as gifts some people may be allergic to certain animals or simply not have the time or energy to devote to pet ownership.

No one wants to return an animal to a kennel, and forcing a loved to take on the unwanted responsibility of pet ownership does not make much of a gift.

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t’s not uncommon for families to welcome a new pet into their homes during the holiday season. Parents may give their children their first pet during the holidays, but those who choose to give a pet to someone outside their immediate family or to someone they don’t live with should consider the following advice before going through with that decision.

Consult the eventual recipient first The element of surprise is part of what makes the holiday season of giving so special, and few things may inspire more enthusiastic responses than new pets under the tree. But however appealing you may find such reactions, it’s still best to first consult the intended recipient before buying or adopting the pet. Pets make wonderful additions to a home, but

Let the recipient choose the pet Aunts or uncles may think a cute puppy is an ideal holiday gift for their nieces and nephews, but it’s best to let those youngsters’ parents choose the pet rather than going it alone. Once mom and dad have given you the greenlight to gift their kids a pet, let them decide which type of pet will become the newest member of their households.

Parents may not feel their children are ready to handle the significant responsibility of dog ownership, and they may prefer their kids first receive a more low-maintenance pet, such as a fish.

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medical care, including shots and initial examinations at the veterinarian’s office, as well as food, dishes, leashes (if giving a dog), and bedding. When giving pets as a gift, men and women should fit the bill for these additional expenses, which can be significant. Recipients may not be able to afford these additional expenses, especially during the holiday season, nor did they ask to take on such a financial burden. So men and women giving pets as gifts should be capable of handling the oft-overlooked costs of adopting or buying a new pet.

Be willing to take the pet Some households simply are not a good match for pets. Men and women looking to give pets as holiday gifts should be willing to take the pet into their own homes if things are not working out with the recipient. This does not mean gift-givers have to keep the pet forever, but they should be willing to temporarily care for the animal until it finds a new home.

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Are cash gifts tacky or ideal?

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hen faced with a gift list a mile long and no idea what to get certain individuals on that list, many holiday shoppers opt to give cash as a present. Cash gifts are easy, one-size-fits all and no one will request a receipt to return a cash gift. Still, some people are not quite sure if it is socially acceptable to give a gift of cash.

There are many pros and cons to giving cash as a gift. Once a person weighs the advantages and the disadvantages to giving cold hard cash as a gift, then he or she can decide if cash is an ideal present or one that’s best avoided.

Advantages One of the advantages to giving cash is it eliminates waste. Unlike gifts that will never be used and simply take up space, cash will be used sooner or later. How often have you received a sweater you won’t wear or a trinket you won’t use? Sometimes people return these gifts, but very often they get relegated to a pile of belongings that will end up in the garbage or stashed in the back of a closet. Cash eliminates

this waste by giving a person the opportunity to buy exactly what he or she wants.

Cash gifts may be ideal for older people to give because they have limited mobility and cannot get out to the store to shop for presents. And grandparents unaware of the latest trends can give cash in a card and instruct grandchildren to purchase something they like.

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People are inundated with a lot of stuff already, and a cash gift might be just what the doctor ordered.

Disadvantages Cash gifts may be considered impersonal and lacking in creativity. It does not take much effort to stash a dollar amount inside of an envelope and present it, so gift recipients may question their relationships with gift givers who give cash.

For many people, the excitement of the holidays has a lot to do with seeing a giant pile of gifts waiting to be unwrapped. Gifting cash removes that excitement of presents under the tree.

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• Try pairing the cash with a wallet or purse to make the presentation a little more interesting.

• Send the recipient on a scavenger hunt for the money, writing clues and hiding them around the house.

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A quick and delicious T holiday dessert

he holiday season is synonymous with many things, including delicious foods. While Thanksgiving turkeys or Christmas geese will be found on many a table this holiday season, baked goods and desserts are what many people look forward to this time of year.

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Holiday hosts with a lot on their plates might not have the time to prepare homemade baked goods for their guests. Thankfully, the following recipe for “Chocolate-Strawberry Pie” from Addie Gundry’s “No-Bake Desserts” (St. Martin’s Press) can be prepared in just 15 minutes, all without turning on the oven.

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pint fresh strawberries, washed, trimmed and halved store-bought (or homemade) chocolate cookie pie crust cup sugar cup cornstarch tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder teaspoon minced crystallized ginger teaspoon ground nutmeg Pinch of kosher or sea salt large egg yolks cups half-and-half ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped tablespoon rum extract teaspoon vanilla extract Additional strawberries for garnish (optional)

1. Place the strawberry halves in a single layer in the bottom of the pie crust.

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Great gifts for food fanatics F

ood plays a big role come the holiday season, when friends and family tend to gather around the dinner table to share good meals and catch up on the year’s happenings. But while food plays an integral role at holiday gatherings, food also makes a great gift for that friend or family member on your holiday list who loves to savor a good meal no matter the time of year.

Thanks in part to celebrity chefs and television shows that teach viewers how to make gourmet meals at home, it’s now easier than ever before for food lovers to expand their culinary horizons. Gifting such food fanatics can be fun and may even inspire a love of unique cuisine in holiday shoppers, especially those who consider the following gift ideas.

Cooking kit: Ingredients and other essential elements of good meals were once taken for granted. But more and more foodies are now creating their own foods from scratch. Bacon fans may fall in love with a kit that helps them cure and smoke their own bacon, while those

who love fresh, homemade bread may appreciate a bread-making kit that includes flour, a pan, some recipes, and other items necessary to make the perfect homemade loaf of bread. Cooking kit options are vast so find a food your loved one can’t go without and purchase the appropriate kit.

Gardening tools: While the holiday season might not seem like the ideal time to buy your favorite foodie some gardening tools, such items make the perfect gift for your loved one who wants to grow his or her own fruits and vegetables. Locally grown produce has become increasingly popular among foodies focused on eco-conscious cooking practices, and it does not get much more local than home cooks’ own backyards.

Cutlery set: Though it’s easy to overlook, cutlery goes a long way toward making home cooks’ jobs easier. The right cutlery set, which may include one or two chef’s knives, a vegetable knife, a santoku knife, a bread knife, and other knives home cooks will appreciate, can make preparing a meal easier and

more efficient than cooking without a set. High-end cutlery sets can cost several hundred dollars, but shoppers on more limited budgets can still find quality cutlery sets for less money.

Food getaway: Many foodies love to travel so they can experience cuisines popular overseas or in different regions of the country.

Men and women whose spouses love food can plan a food-themed getaway weekend to a locale that specializes in a type of food their significant others enjoy or have always wanted to try. For example, men and women who love lobster may enjoy a trip to Maine’s annual Lobster Festival, while those who can’t get enough barbecue may appreciate a trip to one of the country’s more notable barbecue spots, such as Memphis, Kansas City, North Carolina or Texas.

Food-themed gifts make the perfect holiday present for food fanatics, and shoppers have an endless array of options to satisfy their favorite foodies’ appetites.

Herricks’ Denton Avenue School Teacher Travels To Abu Dhabi To Attend “Teaching For Tomorrow” Forum Lisa Parisi, Gifted and Talented and PLTW teacher at Denton Avenue Elementary in Herricks, attended the Global Teachers’ Forum October 7th weekend in Abu Dhabi as a Varkey Teacher Ambassador.

The Varkey Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established to improve the standards of education for underprivileged children throughout the world. The mission is that every child should have a good teacher.

Lisa was invited to attend the QUDWA Forum along with 800 global trailblazers of education to launch an interactive discussion about a critical question: What does Teaching for Tomorrow really mean to educators?

She served as an ambassador of global education, while working with global partners like the Varkey Foundation.

“Qudwa” is a Forum with teachers at its heart that recognizes education as the single greatest contributor to the success, progress, peace and happiness of all nations.

The theme of the event, ‘Teaching for Tomorrow,’ focused on exciting transformational, behavioral and technology trends that will shape new approaches to education that combine old-school methods, with new-school ideas.

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Danza returns with standards, stories Beloved star of stage and screen, Tony Danza will make his NYCB Theatre at Westbury debut on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. with his hit cabaret act, Standards & Stories.

Combining timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele performances, Danza is accompanied by his talented four-piece band. He will perform a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, as well as selections from the hit Broadway musical “Honeymoon in Vegas,” which he also starred in, while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music.

The New York Times said, “Tony’s a live wire who tapdances, plays the ukulele, tells stories and radiates irresistible charm… He exudes the kind of charisma that can’t be taught!”

Perhaps best known for his starring roles on two of television’s most cherished and long-running series, “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss,” Danza has also established himself as a song and dance man, and received rave reviews for his role

in “Honeymoon in Vegas,” with the New York Times calling his performance “sly genius,” and a “career high.”

Among his past successes, Danza has also starred on Broadway in “The Producers,” “A View from the Bridge,” and “The Iceman Cometh,” and in beloved films such as “Angels

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar NYCB LIVE/NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nassaucoliseum.com Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.

Cirque Musica Holiday Presents BELIEVE NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • www.thetheatreatwestbury. com Saturday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m.

Sinbad Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m.

Jewel’s Handmade Holiday Tour Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.

Tony Danza: Standards & Stories THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny. com Friday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

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Blood, Sweat & Tears with Bo Bice Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

BLI’s Fa La La La La Fest wit Fergie Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.

Straight No Chaser: The Speakeasy Tour Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m.

Phillip Phillips Acoustic Presented by WALK 97.5 THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516)283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com www.thespaceatwestbury.com Saturday, Dec. 16 at 11 p.m.

Mega Zouk Jam LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.

Suzanne Vega Saturday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m.

An Intimate Evening with Bettye LaVette Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.

David Glukh Duo ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Ave., Garden City (516) 877-4000 • www.aupac.adelphi.edu Friday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Adelphi Holiday Showcase Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.

A Staged Reading of “A Christmas Carol” MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre 516-323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny.org Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m.

Madison Theatre Annual Christmas Celebration TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Saturday, Dec. 16, 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 17, 2 to 4 p.m.

Eglevsky Ballet in “The Nutcracker” GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck

(516) 829-2570 • www.goldcoastarts.org Through Feb. 4 Exhibit: Tony Vaccaro, An American Photographer NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org Ongoing During Museum Hours: Sculpture Park, Walking Trails, Gardens Family Sundays at the Museum, 1-4 p.m.

Family Tour at 1 p.m.; Art Activities at 1:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Dec. 14, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1, 1 to 2 p.m.

Exhibition Talks at the Saltzman Fine Art Building: Brown Bag Lectures with Riva Ettus (Fool the Eye exhibit) Tuesday, Dec. 19, Jan. 9 and Feb. 6, 1 to 2 p.m.

Sketching in the Galleries with Glenna Kubit in the Saltzman Fine Art Building Through January 21, 2018 In the Manes Family Art & Education Center: Master Class — Josef Albers and His Students Through March 4, 2018 Exhibits in the Saltzman Fine Art Building: “Fool the Eye” Through March 4, 2018 (Tuesday through Sunday screenings at 11 a.m., 12, 1 and 3 p.m.

Film in the Saltzman Fine Art Building: “Paper Medium Rare: All Things Paper” THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset www.TheArtGuild.org Second Thursday, Dec. 14, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Sip & Sketch: Live model, all levels, no instruction, short and long poses. Bring a snack and/ or beverage.

ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Sunday, Dec. 17, 1 to 3 p.m.

62nd Members’ Exhibition at the Art League of Long Island Part Two (M-Z) SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point 516.571.7901 • sandspointpreserve.org Thursday, Dec. 21, 7 to 10 p.m.

Winter Solstice Preservers’ Dinner PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay 516.922.8678 • plantingfields.org Friday, Dec. 15, 7 to 9 p.m.

Music at the Mansion: The Brooklyn Sugar Stompers Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Holiday Festival at Coe Hall CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN 193 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson (516) 869-6311 • www.clarkbotanic.org Sunday, Dec. 17 through Thursday, Dec. 21 (check website for daily hours and events) Town of North Hempstead Winter Wonderland Train & Light Display LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Friday, Dec. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen: Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies Ages 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members) Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Celebrate with Candles: A workshop to roll and decorate beeswax candles.

Ages 3 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members) Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17 fro 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Messy Afternoon: Artistic activities that everyone loves, but no one likes to clean up Ages 18 months to 4 years. Free with museum admission.

CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Saturday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 1 Long Island Garden Railway Society Holiday Display

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org On display through Friday, Feb. 2 HMTC Presents a Special Exhibit by 3D Pop Artist Charles Fazzino: “Heroes of the Holocaust” THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop.com Fridays at 11 a.m.

Music & More: Marilyn & her guitar For children ages 2-4 Fridays, 7-9 p.m.

Cafe Music at The Dolphin. Free admission.

Saturday, Dec. 16, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Santa is Coming to Dolphin Bookshop Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Author Karen Bonnet, “Whale Island”

mas” Story Time (Manhasset and Carle Place) Sunday, Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m.

Author Event: Author Robert Muller, “New York State Lighthouses” (Manhasset) Visit the store all day in support of the Great Neck Historical Society book fair and the renovation of the Stepping Stones Lighthouse.

BOOK REVUE 313 New York Avenue, Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Author Robert Fouch, “Christmas Carol & the Defender of Claus” BARNES AND NOBLE 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset; (516) 365-6723 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place; (516) 741-9850 www.barnesandnoble.com Saturday, Dec. 16 at 11 a.m.

For children: “River Rose and the Magical Christ-

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Community Calendar UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset 516-627-6560; www.uucsr.org Wednesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom Wednesday Bridge Group Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom and Terrace Room Inisfada Zen Sitting Meditation Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. in the Art Gallery Yoga with Mike Mancini Members: $5 per class/Non-members: $7 per class (no registration required) Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Veatch Ballroom (1-2 beginner; 2-3 intermediate and advanced) Friday Bridge, Lessons & Game Play Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.

Soulful Small Group Friday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Group Book Series: “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance Wednesday, Dec. 20, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Emerson and Thoreau: Two Aspects of Transcendentalism led by Arthur Rifkin, MD LONG ISLAND GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “TREASURED MEMORIES” Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.

At Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City An annual concert featuring holiday favorites. $25. For advance tickets, go to www. ligmc.org FRANKLIN SQUARE HOLIDAY GIFT AND CRAFT SHOW Saturday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At VFW Hall, 68 Lincoln Road in Franklin Square Free event.

LONG ISLAND ROAD RUNNERS CLUB SANTA 5K Sunday, Dec. 17, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Eisenhower Park, 1899 Park Blvd., Westbury/Field 2 $12. For more information and to sign up, call 516-797-2685 or go to www.lirrc.org

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN/LAKEVILLE SECTION MEETING Monday, Dec. 18 at 12 p.m.

Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park For more information, call 718-343-6222.

SANTA AT ROOSEVELT FIELD MALL Through Sunday, Dec. 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

630 Old Country Road, North Court near Dick’s Sporting Goods, Garden City Families can enjoy the magic of the holiday season by paying a visit to Santa Claus.

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ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM At Adelphi’s Alumni House 154 Cambridge Ave., Garden City 516-877-4314 or 800-877-8077 Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

General Support Group and Support Group for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Young Women’s Support Group, Under 40 Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m.

Support Group for Newly Diagnosed Stage 4 Breast Cancer Last Monday of the Month, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Touchstone Group: For those who received their last treatment more than 18 months ago.

NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL 200 Old Country Road, Suite 250 Mineola, NY 11501 Call 516-663-8300 to register for these free programs.

Monday, Dec. 18, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Caregiver Support Group for Partners of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease First and third Tuesday of the month, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Breast Cancer Support Group At NYU Winthrop Hospital, Pediatric Conference Center, 259 First St., Mineola Seating is limited; registration is required.

Call 516-663-2556

Third Tuesday of the month, Dec. 19, 4 to 5 p.m.: Caregiver Support Sessions NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Free Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Meetings At the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML5, Garden City Wednesday, Dec. 20, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Free Multiple Sclerosis Support Group At the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML5, Garden City For more information and to register, call 516-663-4593 or visit www.winthrop.org/ community-programs.

Tuesday, Dec. 26, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Cancer Care Support Group In the Lower Level Conference Room, 200 Old Country Road, Mineola Registration is required for this free group. For further details or to register, please call Ms. Sheinkopf at 516- 6631058.

ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1300 Northern Blvd., Manhasset 516-627-0385; www.stmary.ws Sunday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve mass schedule) 4 and 5:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. midnight (in the church); 4:15 p.m. (in Wiest Hall) Monday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day mass schedule) 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. (in the church) and 12:15 p.m. (in Wiest Hall) SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, 11548 516-484-1545; www.sjjcc.org/jll.

Fridays Shababa Fridays, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

General Exercise Group for All Cancer Survivors, 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Discussion Group for All Cancer Survivors, 1:15 to 2 p.m.

Sundays: Gentle Yoga for All Cancer Survivors, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Mondays: News Behind the News, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Eat, Chat, Move!, 6 p.m.

Tuesdays: Mah Jongg Clinic, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tuesday Lectures, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Swim Program for Strength & Wellness,11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays: Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 12 to 2 p.m.

Taste of Torah, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Thursdays: Games Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Meditation, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Eat, Chat, Move!, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 16, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Shababa Saturdays Holidays and Heroes ($30/members $25) Sunday, Dec. 17, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Community Chanukah Celebration ($20 per family/members free) Through Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 4:45 p.m.

Chanukah Candle Lightings ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA WITH OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH Friday evenings at 8 p.m.

1321 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington Info.: (516) 627-883-4817 or (516) 8832607 Bereavement Support Group: open to the general public.

For more information, contact Yvonne at 516-883-4817 or Rose 516-883-2607 JOIN THE BOCCE GAME! Every Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.

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L.I. Gay Men’s Chorus hosts concert series The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus will perform a winter concert series, entitled “Treasured Memories.”

The annual holiday performances are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 15 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave. in Garden City, and Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road in Stony Brook.

Showtime is 8 p.m.

Tickets are $25 at the door and also available online at ligmc.org.

“We are proud to present our 2017 holiday concert, ‘Treasured Memories,’ a joyful blend of seasonal favorites both old and new,” Tony Mazza, a member of the LIGMC Board of Directors, said. “The holiday concerts are always a delightful blend of heartwarming and entertaining selections, and this year’s offering is no exception.”

Seasoned music educator and theatri-

cal music director Jeanette Barsi Cooper, who serves as LIGMC’s artistic director and accompanist, collaborated with Mazza to prepare the 2017 program.

“We compared notes and found we had much in common,” she said. “We wanted to have a very familiar selection of songs, both familiar to the chorus and familiar to the audience. My barometer was when I looked at the song and thought, ‘Oh, I love that song,’ I added it to the list.”

Most recently, LIGMC staged a “Hurray for Hollywood” movie-themed cabaret concert at the Sayville VFW on Nov. 11. The group also sang at the opening-night gathering hosted by the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Huntington.

For more information, call Bill McCarthy, vice president, at (516)639-7158, or email at vicepresident@ligmc.org.

Varsity Choral Society hosting holiday concert Celebrating another year of classical choral performances, the Varsity Choral Society will proudly present its 28th Annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 4:00 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Manhasset.

Led by Director Craig S. Tocher and accompanied by an orchestra comprised of strings and organ, VCS will perform the “Jubelmesse”, also known as the “Missa sancta No. 2” written by Carl Maria von Weber (Op. 76, J. 251).

Soloists will be Jason Hendrix (of the Metropolitan Opera), April Lindevald (formerly of the New York City Opera), Molly Davey (a former soloist with the Congregational Church of Manhasset), and Robert Horowitz (a soloist with the Congregational Church of Manhasset).

“Veni Domini” also will be performed by Lidndevald, “O Holy Night” will be sung

by Horowitz, “Mary Did You Know” will be performed by Dr. Joseph D’Angelo, “In the Bleak Midwinter” will be presented by Maravell, and a trio will be given

by Nancy Morris, Lynne Stebbins and Jan Richardson.

The afternoon will conclude with a traditional audience sing-along of holiday favorites which will be preceded by the always humorous – and different – thoughts expressed by Dr. Clyde Locke concerning “hasty pudding”.

VCS’s membership consists of both professional and amateur vocalists from Port Washington, Manhasset and the greater Town of North Hempstead.

Every year, the choir embraces performing ambitious programs and has built a faithful audience; its concerts regularly attract over 300 people.

“Our members have such diverse backgrounds and careers,” said Horowitz, who founded VCS in 1989. “But what’s kept us going strong for 28 years is shared love of fine choral music. Our audience is as devoted as we are, and that makes every concert a real celebration.”

VCS is the specialized choral division within Play Troupe Inc. It was originally formed to honor Jerald B. Stone, a choral director at Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, who led a school ensemble named “The Varsity Choir” and later served as VCS’s first director.

Stone inspired his students to pursue excellence in music and forge long-lasting collaborations—a legacy now carried forward by Mr. Tocher and the current ensemble.

Tickets to the annual holiday concert are $20.00 and will be available at the door on the day of the performance.

The Congregational Church of Manhasset is located at 1845 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset. Questions are welcome at redhorowitz@gmail.com.

For more information or to become an individual or corporate sponsor, email redhorowitz@gmail.com. Tax-deductible donations are accepted (made out to Varsity Choral Society) at 87 Hilltop Drive in Manhasset.

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Great Neck Library The Moth Storytelling with Tracey Segarra at Main Live storytelling – where ordinary people tell extraordinary stories from their own lives – is a fast-growing and popular form of entertainment. Join host Segarra as a group of storytellers share hiWednesday Film Matinee at Main larious, heart-wrenching, transforWednesdays at 2 p.m. in the Main mative personal stories on Sunday, Library, 159 Bayview Ave. Refer to Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the Main Library, the Library newsletter or website for information on the films Board of Trustees Meeting at Main schedule.

The next regular meeting of the

Great Neck Library Board of Trustees is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Large Multipurpose Room of the Main Library.

In the Gallery at Main The Great Neck Historical Society presents The History of Great Neck Stepping Stones Lighthouse exhibit in the Library patrons connected to the Main Library Gallery, lower level, Internet are asked to check the on view until Jan. 12, 2018. website: www.cancellations. com for Library weather related Great Neck Library Closing/ closings/program cancellations.

Cancellation Information Online

In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

Great Neck Park District Camp Parkwood Winter Season Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., children in grades K-6, will enjoy activities at Parkwood Tennis Center and the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink including tennis, skating/hockey, archery, gymnastics and more! The children are grouped by age; lunch can be purchased at the snack bar or can be brought from home. Residents: $360; Non-Residents: $400. Register at gnparks.org or call (516) 482-0355.

residents, $94 per day. Register for one day or all four.

Take a Hockey Clinic Daily hockey clinics are being offered Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29 (ages 5+), 9:15-10:15 a.m. Full equipment is required to participate.

Check out the special public session schedule for the holiday break which can be found on our website www. gnparks.org. Register online or call (516) 487-2975, Ext. 128.

Early Bird Registration for Camp Parkwood 2018 Interested parents can register their children for Camp Parkwood 2018, before Dec. 31 to receive the early bird discount. Camp Parkwood offers older campers a co-ed travel program and for children ages 4 and up, an optional door-to-door transportation

service. Find necessary registration material online at www.gnparks.org or visit Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue. All completed forms must be submitted to Great Neck House by the deadline to receive the discount.

December Holiday Tennis Camp Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29, 12 to 4 p.m., children ages 6-17, can hone their tennis skills at the Parkwood Tennis Center. Register online gnparks.org or call 516-8299050. Residents, $80 per day; non-

Nature Program: Winter Seasonal Stroll and Photo Op Walk Saturday, Dec. 24, 12:30 p.m., join a winter seasonal stroll in Kings Point Park. Learn how Mother Nature survives the cold winter months. Meet in the first lot at the Steamboat Road entrance. On Sunday, Jan. 7, 12:30 p.m., join a Photo Op Walk in Caumsett Park, Huntington. This is a hilly one and a half mile stroll; pausing briefly in areas of natural or historic interest. A guide will provide information and allow time for snapshots.

Bring your own camera. Register at gnparks.org or call 516-482-0355.

Children under 16 may not attend.

Great Neck Community Calendar THE ROTARY CLUB OF GREAT NECK Invites residents and business people to visit its meetings for social and business networking. In alignment with the club’s motto, “They Profit Most Who Serves Best,” all are welcome to discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back to the community while networking through the Rotary Club of Great Neck. On the second Wednesday of each month, dinner events are held to support local

Great Neck restaurants, and on all other remaining Wednesdays in the month, the group gathers for breakfast at 8am in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Rd. For more information, visit their website at www.rotaryclubofgreatneck. org or Facebook page at rotaryclubofgreatneck. To arrange for your visit as a guest or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers, please email rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com or call 516-487-9392.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

GREAT NECK SOCIAL CENTER The Great Neck Social/Senior Center located at 80 Grace Ave. in

Great Neck hosts a full calendar of events every month that includes Tea Times, Lunches, Game Days, Discussion Groups, Health & Wellness Lectures, Tai Chi, Reading Groups and more. New members are welcome. For more information, go to www.gnsocialcenter. org or call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844.

TUESDAYS WITH REAP The Retired Energetic Active People group meets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cum-

berland School, 30 Cumberland Ave. in Great Neck. Call 441-4949 for more information. Schedule subject to change.

Great Neck Social Center The Great Neck Social Center is located at 80 Grace Ave. in Great Neck and can be reached at 516-487-0025.

Happy Holidays Are Here!

The Social Center is totally up for the holidays. Check the activity boards in the hallway, reminders in the local papers, and the Social Center’s monthly publication for all the news, parties and treats planned for active

seniors over 60 and living in North Hempstead.

Clear Captions Geared for those with hearing impairments, Clear Captions is a telephone that is cost free to enable conversations to be displayed on this phone. Come and see for yourself on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 10:45 a.m.

Help for Caregivers

If you are a caregiver for a loved one with a dementia or Alzheimer’s, resources for family members include the Alzheimer and Dementia Caregiver and Support Group, which meets on Tuesdays, twice a month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This group is down to earth and focuses on the issues and needs of those attending.

Come to the next meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus gives free health screenings and their van will be at the Social Center month for a program that always on Thursday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to aims to be relaxing, stimulating and 2 p.m. informative. The next meeting, a holiday party, will be held on Friday, Dec. The Veterans Social Club 8, at 2 p.m. It will offer a late lunch, Veterans, their spouses and guests coffee and desserts provided by Atria meet on the second Friday of each Great Neck.

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10-year-old G.N. skater in national contest venile, mastering her double-double jumps. A year later, she started to compete in Juvenile while working on her double-lutz as well as her double-axel.

In 2017, Zhang started to actively compete in Juvenile, attending a different competition every other month. She continued to bring up her scores while polishing her programs, winning the 2017 Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid (Juvenile category). She won a bronze medal at the 2017 Morris Open and a silver medal at the 2017 Middle Atlantic Open. She also won the gold medal in the qualifying round in 2018 North Atlantic regional championships and came out second place in the final round out of 110 competitors.

Zhang will attend the 2018 USFS National championships on Dec. 29, representing the Great Neck Figure Skating Club, which she looks forward to. Follow her on Instagram at Sue.zhang.skater.

Sue Zhang, 10, who has skated at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink since 2011, has qualified for the United States Figure Skating National championship competition.

Over the weekend of Nov. 18, Zhang competitively skated at the 2018 Sectionals hosted by the USFSA in Boxborough, Mass., where she took home the bronze medal.

Zhang began skating at 4 years old, developing her own spins and jumps. Practicing at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink, she skated most weekday mornings at the Park District’s freestyle sessions.

Zhang currently works with Coach Crystal Kiang, who taught her choreography and more advanced spins, which she quickly mastered. At 8 years old, she competed at the Preliminary level, winning first place at the 2015 Darien Open. Soon after she moved up to Pre-Ju-

Cyber Seniors Professor discusses democracy program debuts

PHOTO COURTESY OF LAKE SUCCESS CHABAD

Teens involved in the Lake Success Chabad’s Cyber Seniors program showed senior citizens at the Atria how to use new technology to do things like, as seen here, take a selfie.

“This is incredible!”

“Now I can see my grandkids.” “Shopping will be so much easier for me now.”

“Please don’t leave, can you teach more?”

These were just some of the things the seniors said at Lake Success Chabad’s new Cyber Seniors program, where local teenagers were paired up with seniors of the Atria Senior Home to teach them how to use technology.

The teens taught the seniors how to write an email, search old emails, make a Facebook profile, Facetime the grandkids, take a selfie,

and even to shop on Amazon. com!

It was also a great teaching opportunity for the teens, who demonstrated patience, teaching skills, and being a cheerleader for each accomplishment and skill mastered.

The teens and seniors said they are eager to continue the program next month.

For more information about Lake Success Chabad’s Cyber Seniors program or its many volunteer opportunities, please contact Rabbi Dovid or Chumy Ezagui at chabadlakesuccess@gmail. com or www.myjle.com

Professor of History Emeritus at Hofstra University and columnist for Blank Slate Media, Michael D’Innocenzo offered a lecture at Temple Emanuel’s Friday night service.

The talk, entitled, “Beyond Citizens’ Discontents: Finding Ways To Foster A Better American Democracy,” was meant to inspire citizens to educate themselves with regard to the issues and then

get involved and vote.

Following the Q&A, many in the audience broke down into small groups, zeroed in on specific subject areas and continued the discussion.

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli also stopped by to offer a greeting, noting pointedly that Mike D’Innocenzo had been his first history professor when he was a student at Hofstra.

Mixed views of LED lights in G.N. Continued from Page 2 need to do when that’s completed,” Gill said.

“We’re certainly not looking to shine light directly into people’s homes, but remember, we are going from a system that is old and decayed to a system that works,”

Gill added.

Some residents also expressed happiness with the lights, including David Kahen, who has resided in Great Neck for over 20 years.

He said the quality of the LED lights is greater than the yellow lights used and that “the fact that streets are lit is a big plus.”

“They have improved my quality of life and in speaking with my family and friends, we all feel the same,” Kahen said.

Kahen added he feels the light installation was “done in a democratic fashion,” with the village soliciting public comment for months.

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Local residents making impact at college Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ryan Kriftcher of Port Washington is a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute men’s basketball team and has helped the Engineers win five of their first six games, including a 2-0 record in the Liberty League.

SUNY Oneonta Julia Langro and Karlo Vlahek, both of Port Washington, were among 61 SUNY Oneonta students received the Richard Siegfried Student Award this semester for earning a total GPA of 3.9 or higher.

The students received their awards Dec. 5 during the Annual Richard Siegfried Lecture at the Morris Conference Center.

In order to be eligible to receive the Richard Siegfried Student Award, a student must be a full-time freshman or transfer student with a total GPA of 3.9 or higher.

SUNY Oneonta

Jolie Widawsky of Great Neck is one of 32 SUNY Oneonta students studying abroad this semester. Widawsky, a junior majoring in dietetics, is studying at Florence University of the Arts in Italy.

Union College Sarah Kaplan of Great Neck is traveling during winter break on a Union College mini term.

Kaplan, a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in economics, is completing the India mini term, studying Indian politics, heritage, history and culture.

MCPHS University Jeh-Hong Lin of Great Neck was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Lin was initiated at MCPHS University.Western New England University Mallory M. Donelan of Mineola received the College of Business Dean’s Academic Achieve-

ment Award during Convocation ceremonies at Western New England University.

Donelan is working toward a degree in Accounting.

The Dean’s Academic Award is presented to students within the College of Business entering sophomore year who have the highest cumulative grade-point average after two semesters of full-time study and have a high regard for scholarship.

New York Army National Guard Major General Anthony P. German, the adjutant general for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.

Benjamin Ngo from Great Neck and assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion received a promotion to

the rank of Private First Class.

Sungkyu Park from Great Neck and assigned to the Company B, 1-69th Infantry received a promotion to the rank of Private First Class.

Army National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.

These promotions additionally recognize the best qualified Soldiers and attract and retain the highest caliber Citizen Soldiers for a career in the New York Army National Guard.

UAlbany More than 500 new LivingLearning Community students spent one of their first weekends at UAlbany volunteering oncampus and in the City of Albany through opportunities provided by the Living-Learning Community Connections weekend.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, about 250 students volunteered to support Albany Medical Center, The

Capital City Rescue Mission, CHIME (an after school music program), and the Red Bookshelf Project. Students also wrote letters to active military members.

Another 250 students volunteered on Sunday, Sept. 17, at various locations in the local community. This included working with the Central Ave Business Improvement District to refurbish the city’s hanging planters and recycle compostable materials for St. Anne Institute’s gardening program, volunteering on various projects in Albany’s South End, and supporting the Pine Hills Neighborhood’s “Meet, Munch, and More” community event.

The student volunteers include the following students from New Hyde Park: Aditya Arora, Kayla Jethoo, Shrey Koya, Ashveen Mahi, Elizabeth O’Brien, Sehajbir Randhawa , Riya Sharma and Nina Siton.

Northwell gains top doc Dr. Laurence M. Epstein, a globally known leader in cardiac electrophysiology, has been named system director of electrophysiology at Northwell Health. He also was appointed professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell.

With more than 25 years of experience, Epstein’s clinical and research expertise has spanned the creation and evolution of the field of invasive cardiac electrophysiology. He has pioneered many of the procedures that are now routinely performed. This includes catheter ablation, use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide procedures, implantation of cardiac devices, such as a cardioverter-defibrillator , and management of transvenous leads. Epstein has been instrumental in introducing transvenous lead management and extraction to programs throughout the United States and abroad.

In this newly created position, Epstein will have oversight of all Northwell electrophysiology programs, harnessing the volume of procedures and talent across the network. He will treat patients at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

“Northwell is thrilled to welcome Dr. Epstein, an innovator in his field and whose reputation

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Dr. Laurence Epstein was hired by Northwell Health as their new system director of electrophysiology. in cardiac electrophysiology is world renowned,” said Dr. Barry Kaplan, the Heart Hospital’s codirector, chair of cardiology at NSUH and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and senior vice president and executive director of Northwell’s cardiology service line. “He is uniquely qualified to direct the arrhythmia services at our large integrated network, focused on expanding the program, leveraging best practices and enhancing excellent customer service to patients in this rapidly evolving cardiac field.”

Electrophysiology is a cardiac specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Patients with

rhythm abnormalities often have diseases of the electrical system of their heart.

Epstein comes to Northwell from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, where he was chief of cardiac arrhythmia service and a professor of medicine. He held several leadership positions there from 2000 to 2017. Prior to that, Epstein held major administrative cardiac electrophysiology roles at the University of California, San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Epstein received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pretzker School of Medicine in Chicago, and completed his residency at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed three fellowships in cardiac electrophysiology research from the Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF; cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA; and cardiac electrophysiology at UCSF. Epstein has given presentations at all major national and international cardiology conferences. He has held many leadership roles in the Heart Rhythm Society. Under Epstein’s leadership, the arrhythmia service of Brigham and Women’s Hospital published more than 100 peerreviewed scholarly articles, as well as hundreds of book chapters and review articles.

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Sara Bareilles performs to more than 500 attendees at Northwell Health’s Constellation Gala.

Northwell gala in NYC raises $3.3M More than $3.3 million was raised at Northwell Health’s Constellation Gala recently held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The signature event celebrated philanthropic support as the driving force of innovative collaborations throughout Northwell Health – particularly its Manhattan care locations – that are transforming health care throughout the country.

Proceeds from the Constellation Gala will provide Manhattan communities with greater access to high-quality care by helping to advance services and programs at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and Lenox Health Greenwich Village.

“Our Manhattan locations have a rich history of health care excellence and innovation,” said

Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. “As we look forward, the extraordinary support of our donors will help us to fuel continued advances and expansion to better serve people in Manhattan and in communities across our region.”

Grammy Award-nominee Sara Bareilles highlighted the evening’s program, performing to over 500 attendees.

The Constellation Gala Dinner Committee’s dynamic roster comprises a number of New York City leaders whose specialties span across the fields of medicine, publishing/media, philanthropy and the arts, and includes Ellen Crown, the committee’s chair. Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker helped make the evening possible.

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G.N. schools hosting Narcan training The Great Neck Public Schools will be hosting an overdose prevention seminar and naloxone – or Narcan – training on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.

The seminar will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, located at 341 Lakeville Road in Great Neck. The event is open to all faculty, staff, and residents.

This free training is co-sponsored by the non-profit agency COPAY (Community Organization for Parents And Youth, Inc.) of Great Neck, the Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, and Developmental Disability Services.

The seminar will review the warning signs of drug use, how to recognize an overdose, and how to administer Narcan. Local agencies will also be on hand to provide information about treatment programs and recovery options in Nassau County.

Great Neck Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Teresa Prendergast encourages GNPS faculty, staff, and residents to take advantage of this free program.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEBBIE GRECO COHEN

A Narcan kit that can be used to save the life of someone who is overdosing on opiates.

“Opioid abuse is a national epidemic and no community is immune to the devastating effects of addiction,” Prendergast said. “This is an opportunity for all of us to learn strategies to combat drug abuse and possibly even

save a life.”

In addition to the district’s ongoing efforts to educate students and staff about opioid addiction, members of several local organizations have also expressed interest in receiving Narcan training. The school said it hopes to help facilitate this seminar to educate the greater community in its cooperative effort to fight drug abuse and prevent overdoses.

The training is open to residents and all GNPS staff, but seating is limited. Participants must pre-register on the Nassau County website at www.nassaucountyny.gov/ overdosetraining.

A 2006 New York State law allows ordinary citizens to administer Narcan in an attempt to save a life, without fear of liability. Narcan is administered through a nasal spray and is provided at no charge to trainees over the age of 18. For more information, visit https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/3378/Nassau-County-Overdose-Prevention.

‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ South High concert Levels will perform Oscar Wilde’s classic tale The Picture of Dorian Gray on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14, 15 and 16 at 8:00 p.m. in The Levels Teen Center on the lower level of the Great Neck Library’s Main Building, 159 Bayview Avenue in Great Neck.

Levels, the Library’s cultural center for teenagers established in 1974, gives teenagers the opportunity to create large projects in the arts with guidance from a staff of adult working artists. They present several fully-staged theatrical productions a year, all directed, produced, designed and performed by students in seventh grade through college-age.

Oscar Wilde’s only novel tells the strange tale of Dorian Gray, a young and handsome man who poses for a portrait painted by his friend, the artist Basil Hallward. Through Basil, Dorian has met the devilish, decadent Lord Henry Wotton, who convinces him that beauty and pleasure are the only things worth pursuing. Frightened that his own beauty will someday fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that his portrait will grow old instead of him.

The wish is granted, and Dorian leads a wicked life, staying young and handsome while everyone around him grows older; but his portrait, hidden away, ages and grows monstrous, recording every sin he commits and every life he ruins, always reminding Dorian what he really is inside.

Wilde’s themes of youth and decay, innocence and corruption, art and reality are even more relevant in the 21st century than they were when the novel was published in 1890. This stage adaptation,

by Merlin Holland (Wilde’s grandson) and John

O’Connor, incorporates material that Wilde was forced to remove from his original manuscript.

The all-student production staff includes director Julian Malater (recently seen as the Rabbi in Levels’ summer musical Fiddler on the Roof) and producer Kate Smolens. Costume design is by Samantha Durham and lighting design by Tyler Brechner. Tyler Hakimian serves as head of construction.

The cast of high school and middle school students includes Tyler Brechner, Jack Brenner, Sara Chitsaz, Sara Fiala, Aliza Fine, Simona Fine, Allison Fuller, Rebecca Hirschhorn, Ava Hoffman, Sara Rafaeil, Kevin Wang and Brenner Yellis.

Admission is free and open to the public. Tickets are intended to guarantee seating as space is limited, and can be requested at the Circulation desks of all Great Neck Library facilities. Doors open 45 minutes before showtime for ticketholders and 15 minutes for non-ticketholders. For more information, contact Levels at (516) 466-8055 ext. 216 or email levels@ greatnecklibrary.org.

South High School musicians will perform in the Winter Concert 2 on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in the school’s auditorium, 341 Lakeville Road.

The concert is free and the public is invited to attend and enjoy this special evening of music.

Featured will be the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber String Orchestra, and Chamber Symphony Orchestra.

The Symphonic Band will open the concert with “Allied Honor March,” “Brazilian Sleigh Bells,” “A Childhood Remembered,” “Bright Lights,” and highlights from the awardwinning 2016 film, La La Land.

The Concert Choir will follow with “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen, “Amanti Costanti”

by Mozart, “Dreams of Thee,” “Loch Lomond,” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The Chamber String Orchestra will perform “Cen-

tral Coach Special” by Calvin Custer.

The Chamber Symphony Orchestra will perform “HoeDown” from the ballet Rodeo

by Aaron Copland, selections from The Sound of Music by Rogers and Hammerstein, “Rhapsody in Blue” by Gershwin, and “1812 Overture Op. 49” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The Concert Choir will join the Chamber Symphony Orchestra onstage to close out the evening with a performance of “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt.

This concert will be under the direction of Mr. Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head/instrumental teacher, and Dr. Janine Robinson, vocal music teacher.

For further information about this concert, please contact Mr. Schwartz at (516) 441-4851, or at mschwartz@ greatneck.k12.ny.us

Finding care a struggle Continued from Page 20 Social worker Kerry Eller also spoke about the struggles of her teenage sister, who has dealt with mental health and substance abuse issues since she was 11.

Her mother was a single parent, trying to manage two younger boys while fighting to get her daughter the care she needed. Eller said her mother often blamed herself, asking if she caused these problems for her daughter and whether she was enough of a mother to care for her children.

“When anyone in my family had some kind of

physical ailment, there were no issues getting care,” Eller said. “When I needed my tonsils removed, I wasn’t directed to multiple doctors just to find one that was one willing to provide me with the medically necessary treatment that my condition required. There is such a sigma related to psychiatric and substance abuse related disorders, which makes it scary to reach out in the first place.

“When you finally build up enough courage to reach out for help, and then your efforts are thwarted, it feels defeating.”

Great Neck South High School

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GOP legislators offer inspector general

BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature voted last week to create an inspector general position to oversee county contracts, which County Executive-Elect Laura Curran has called one of her major goals.

But the Republican legislator’s proposal comes with a catch.

Unlike past proposals by Democratic members of the Legislature, the inspector general could be hired — or fired — by a majority vote in the legislature.

The measure was approved by the Republican-controlled Rules Committee and will go before the full Legislature at the Dec. 18 meeting.

Democrats said the proposed bill did not make the inspector general sufficiently independent and would be beholden to the Legislature.

“The bill put forth by the Legislative Majority is a step in the right direction, because it shows they’re ready to embrace this long-debated position,” Curran said in a press release after the vote.

“Unfortunately, an Inspector General that can be appointed or removed by a simple majority in the Legislature is not really independent. My hope is that we can sit down now with both sides of the aisle and hammer out a bipartisan Inspector General bill we all can be proud of.”

The issue of an independent inspector general has been a point of contention for county Democrats and Republicans for more than a year.

Democratic members of the Legisla-

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The Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building is seen in Mineola. ture began pushing for the creation of the position in spring of 2016 and refused to approve borrowing money in an attempt to force Republicans to the bargaining table.

Republican legislators have said the county’s commissioner of investigations already had the power to oversee contracts.

The dispute over an independent inspector general was the subject of debate during the recent county executive race.

The Republican candidate, Jack Martins, opposed an inspector general and instead called for the ethics board to be reformed.

When Curran was elected, Republican legislators such as Rich Nicolello and Howard Kopel said they were willing to take a second look at the proposal.

“We will take a fresh look at inspector general so that both sides can support it,” Nicolello told Blank Slate Media.

In the bill, any appointee to inspec-

tor general would have to have two years’ experience in law enforcement or as a judge, prosecutor, certified public accountant or internal auditor.

The inspector general would be given the authority to look into waste and fraud in Nassau County.

Current county executive, Ed Mangano, faces political corruption charges related to the awarding of county contracts. He is scheduled to appear in federal court on the charges in March.

Curran taps former LIRR prez as deputy

BY LU K E TOR R A N C E With only a few weeks remaining until her swearing-in, Nassau County Executive-Elect Laura Curran announced on Monday the selection of former Long Island Railroad President Helena Williams as her choice for chief deputy county executive.

“I am thrilled to have Helena as my Chief Deputy County Executive,” Curran said in a statement. “Her wide breadth of experience, including in County government, as an attorney, and at the helm of the LIRR and Long Island Bus, makes her the perfect fit to help us clean up Nassau County and save taxpayer money.”

Williams had served as president of the LIRR for seven years and worked for the Metropolitan Transit Authority for more than 20 before retiring in 2014.

She was the longest-serving president of the railroad in decades, as long as the first woman to hold that position — a link she shares with Laura Curran, who will be the first female Nassau County executive.

“I am honored by this opportunity to serve as Laura’s Chief Deputy County Executive,” Williams said in a statement. “I

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Laura Curran addresses the media on the morning after her victory in the county executive race. am here to help her implement the vision voters elected her to carry out, and that means making our government efficient and accountable to the taxpayers, and finding economic solutions to help grow

our tax base.”

This will be Williams second time to serve as chief deputy for Nassau County.

She held the same position during Tom Suozzi’s administration.

During that time, she worked with then-Islanders owner Charles Wang to redevelop the site of the Coliseum to include extensive space for retail and residential units. The plan ultimately fell through when the Town of Hempstead halted the project.

She also played a large part in the county when she served as the president of Long Island Bus, which she held for five years.

After leaving the MTA, Williams moved to the private sector. She currently serves as the chief development officer for RATP Dev America, the United States section of a French company specializing in rail and bus transport.

She will resign from the position at the end of the year to join Curran’s administration.

Williams was a member of Curran’s transition team and donated $500 to her campaign in November.

“She will be invaluable in helping me implement the vision I campaigned on — restoring trust in our government, finally fixing our budget and revitalizing our economy through smart growth and transit-oriented development,” Curran said.

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Dickens’ ‘Christmas G.N. rises to the Carol’ comes to life occasion after fire Continued from Page 16 This mentality is actually seeping down even into the disasters that have become all too common and catastrophic because of climate change: Freakonomics did a segment that a free market rather than anti-gouging laws should come into play after a disaster.

A shopkeeper should be able to sell a bottle of water for $1,000 to the father with a child dying of thirst if he wants to, because at $2 a bottle, someone will hoard. (The absurdity is that purchases are rationed for the rich and the poor.)

Another segment suggested that people should be able to pay their way (a premium) to jump a line – that’s okay for a themepark, but they are suggesting the same for access to life-saving organ donation.

Trump is the first president to dare do what the Republicans have been salivating over since the New Deal but dared not do. It’s not that the Republicans haven’t had their sights set on reversing every progressive policy since the 1860s. (Alabama Senate candidate, the defrocked judge Roy Moore, said that every Amendment after the 10th, the state’s rights one, should be abolished, including the 13th amendment ending slavery, 14th amendment giving due process, the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are about to cancel the 10th amendment’s State’s Rights provision in order to require New York State to accept Conceal Carry Reciprocity and overturn its own gun safety laws.)

You actually have Sen. Chuck Grassley defending abolishing the estate tax which affects only a tiny fraction of the wealthiest families and was intended since the founding to prevent an institutionalized aristocracy, argue that the pre-

vious tax code favors poor and workingclass Americans who were “just spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies.”

Utah’s Orrin Hatch, justifying shifting $1.5 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations and slashing the social safety net, declared, “I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won’t help themselves, won’t lift a finger, and expect the federal government to do everything.”

Merry Christmas? Bah humbug.

“And so how do we as Christians respond, who serve a God whose prophets call for welcoming immigrants (Deuteronomy, Leviticus), caring for the orphans and widows (Jeremiah, Ezekiel), establishing fair housing (Isaiah), seeking justice (Micah 6), and providing health care (Isaiah),” a twitter conversation between MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Susan Gilbert Zencka wrote.

“What you’re witnessing tonight in the United States Senate is the weaponization of pure, unmitigated greed,” Joy Reid wrote after the Senate’s adoption of its tax plan. “Lobbyists are writing the bill in pen at the last minute. And Republicans are no longer even pretending to care about anyone but the super rich,“ wrote Joy Reid.

The America that Trump and the Republicans envision is not one of an American Dream where anyone who has the ability and works hard enough can rise up, but one in which communities must beg billionaires for funding for a public school, a library, a hospital, and be very grateful for their charity.

Tell me how this is not a modern, nonfiction version of Dickens, “A Christmas Carol.”

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Through the unbelievable outpouring of support and generosity, we have raised an astonishing $36,336 through our “GN UPTC and PTOs” GoFundMe campaign for the victims of the Nov. 29 house fire in Great Neck.

The GoFundMe campaign link was sent out to public school parents and immediately gained traction and “went viral” community wide…to private schools, retirees, temple and church groups, civic associations, etc… and the donations started pouring in from all sides with incredible momentum.

Simply put, this has been a true testament to the strength and unity of our community. It is awe inspiring to see what can be accomplished when we band together in a time of need. Moreover, this staggering amount is in addition to the plethora of items dropped off, Student Organization donations, gift card donations, other collections etc.

This magical momentum was the perfect demonstration of “Common Unity = Community”.

Thank you again to our wonderful community, Michelle Ahdoot, on behalf of The Great Neck United Parent-Teacher Council

Trump hurts peace efforts in Middle East

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ull disclosure here: As a young congressional aide in the 1980s, I supported my boss’s signature on the constant, inevitable series of Resolutions and other petitions circulated in Congress to support recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s rightful capital.

So too did New York’s Democratic members sign off; so too did majorities of both parties in both houses; and so too did the platforms of both major parties throughout the ’80s and beyond support this stance.

But, it of course never did happen. We all knew that it would not. It was a political posture that has meaning.

As a staunch supporter of Israel, there is merit to the argument.

As an even more staunch supporter of peace, realism and progress in the region, I cannot see how it can or should ever happen on a unilateral basis.

As I said, Donald Trump is not the first U.S. president to advocate moving the capital. Yet, Trump being Trump with his prolix propensity to incite, inflame, divide, distract and debase, has really tossed the red meat out this time.

All for what? To satisfy the likes of big mega-donors like Sheldon Adelson and supporters like the right-leaning ZOA. The great avatar of “The Art Of The Deal,: who castigated Obama and Clinton serially over their stupid, dumb” worst

ever” deals with Iran, etc., has shown that he is the master of the Art of the Dud .

Wouldn’t it have been smart of this self-crowned ultimate Dealmaker to link such a Presidential statement with needed concessions by Israel on various settlements constructed in East Jerusalem — condemned by presidents of both patties?

Wouldn’t it have been smart to leverage such a call with a concrete plan to force the PA to control Hamas violence, and even, possibly, to moderate Hamas’ violent stance (if possible)?

The Great Dealmaker even undercut the newest, greatest diplomat of our times, one Jared Kushner, son-in-law, on his frivolous peace initiatives.

The two moderating voices and minds in this immoderate Administration, Secretary Tillerson and Mattis, both counseled Trump against taking this incendiary stance.

While the stance is incendiary, and may be all bark and no actual bite (movement of the Embassy), Trump being Trump inflames, divides and disables.

He is playing with fire here. Let’s hope that by the time this letter sees print, the tempest will have been positively contained.

Jon F. Weinstein Port Washington

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Port school research program thrives

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n Oct. 27, Blank Slate Media published an op-ed entitled “Port Schools Flunks Siemens Contest,” written by Joel Katz.

If you have not read Katz’s highly opinionated piece, here is a brief summary of its contents: in one fell swoop, Katz not only undermines the integrity of the Port Washington research programs, but he does so at the expense of the Port Washington School District by diminishing the importance of the school’s allocation of funds toward other programs. The basis of this highly opinionated article was that because Schreiber produced no Siemens semifinalists this year, the school must not be devoting enough attention to STEM education.

This piece, which was largely based on conjecture, was submitted to Blank Slate Media with full intention to misinform the public about the STEM programs of the Port Washington School District on a county-wide platform.

Schreiber currently offers three research programs that each focus on a different subject: math, science, and social science.

To get into the highly competitive research program, students must take a series of tests and go in for interviews at the end of their freshman year.

In the end, only 10 students get into each research class out of the dozens that apply, making it one of Schreiber’s most selective programs.

As the title of his piece suggests, one of Katz’s biggest grievances is the lack of Port Washington semifinalists in the 2017 Siemens competition.

Success in one research competition, however, does not reflect the quality of the research itself.

By classifying Port research students as failures due to one competition, Katz ignores the many accolades that Schreiber research programs have received — and continue to receive — year after year.

On the topic of the Siemens Competition, Schreiber has had five semifinalists from 2014 to the present; in regards to the collective success of the social science, math, and science research programs, the student researchers’ awards and the vast array of competitions to which they submit their projects speak for themselves.

Last year, Schreiber had 6 Regeneron semifinalists: two from social science, three from math, and one from science.

Additionally, Schreiber boasted three Siemens semifinalists, four ISWEEEP semifinalists, two MIT Inspire finalists, and an impressive record in several local and regional competitions last year.

In his ill-informed article, Katz posed a series of hypotheticals about what the Superintendent of Schools or members of the Board of Education might say about the situation.

Portraying speculation as fact is highly unprofessional.

Katz’s lengthy list of “ifs” is wholly unsubstantiated, and his issue could have easily been remedied had he actually contacted Board of Education members instead of molding ideas to fit his own personal beliefs.

“If you had the opportunity to speak to the president of our school board, she would tell you don’t focus on ‘statistics’ in Port Washington, like

the winning of a science competition, but instead, we focus on trying to produce well adjusted children, free from too much stress and anxiety and with happy, smiling faces,” wrote Katz.

Guesswork doesn’t produce results, as members of Schreiber’s award-winning research programs are well aware. In order to more accurately gauge the Board of Education’s view of the situation, we reached out to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Mooney for a comment.

Katz repeatedly criticized Dr. Mooney and the BOE for prioritizing the “whole student” rather than achievements in STEM. “Perhaps, we have to worry less about our children’s self esteem levels and more about their proficiency in subjects that matter a great deal, in life,” wrote Katz.

Sound mental health and academic success are by no means incompatible.

How can students be expected to excel if they’re suffering under the burden of anxiety and academically induced stress? Schreiber students have proven their skills in STEM time and time again, and a humanitarian approach to learning does nothing to threaten those accomplishments.

It is completely fallacious to attribute Port’s absence in one research competition to Schreiber’s emphasis on well-roundedness and mental health.

“The knowledge and experience gained by participating at such advanced levels of competition will teach them lessons they will remember throughout their entire lives and set them on a path to make a real difference in the lives of

others,” said Dr. Mooney.

The achievement of Schreiber researchers, though deserving of mention, should not be used as the sole measure of their success as students and as individuals.

The research program provides Schreiber students with experience, opportunities, and knowledge that they take with them to college and out into the world, and not all of these are necessarily STEM focused.

This three-year course teaches students important skills such as perseverance and hard work, while providing them with a space that nurtures creativity and collaboration.

Katz goes on to say that the district does not allocate sufficient resources to STEM subjects. He is, once again, incorrect in his assumption.

Schreiber recently expanded its curriculum to include more STEM courses, such as Engineering, Intro to STEM, and Robotics I and II. In addition to these courses, 10 out of 26 of the AP classes offered at Schreiber are dedicated to STEM, and the school has devoted a significant portion of its budget to supporting the school’s research programs in science, math, and social science. “…We do know that in our school district, girls softball, girls volleyball, girls tennis and girls badminton, for instance, are high priority programs, that we devote substantial resources to. Our superintendent will probably tell you that these fun programs are essential to educating the ‘whole child’, while focusing on participation in a STEM competition, is not essential,” said Katz.

There are several issues with this statement.

First of all, participation in athletics and intelligence or interest in STEM are not mutually exclusive.

Several studies have indicated that teenagers stand to gain many important life skills from participating in a school team.

In fact, a research project conducted last year by a current Schreiber senior found that students who participate in school sports tend to be more high-achieving and productive during their sports season.

A member of the girls volleyball team, she was a finalist and received honorable mention for this research project at the prestigious MIT Inspire competition.

Clearly, her participation in sports has not held her back as a researcher, and her findings were considered significant enough to be honored by MIT, arguably the world’s top STEM institution.

Whether athletic or academic, awards alone do not characterize any student’s achievements or worth.

As passionate members of Schreiber’s research program, we can attest to the incredible experience that we have gained by completing research at Schreiber.

The community, including Mr. Katz, should support and be proud of the program, its teachers, and its future.

Caroline Katz, Science Research 12 Adi Levin, Social Science Research 12 Emma Levin, Science Research 11 Emily Ma, Science Research 12 Brittany Polevikov, Social Science Research 11

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2017: That was the year that was

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Soup Exchange: I’ve adored soup ever since I had my first can of Campbell’s tomato soup as a kid.

My addiction to this soup was so bad that I insisted on having it for breakfast every morning.

This began to create a conflict because we spent each summer up in Maine staying at my grandparent’s home. She was a master cook and would offer me and my brothers and sister options every morning like homemade pancakes or fresh waffles with maple syrup they made themselves, eggs fresh from her brothers farm or cereal.

I would insist on tomato soup and she would look at me sadly every morning and just shake her head. And aren’t I the lucky one.

Now once again I can indulge my need for soup on a daily basis.

But now I have graduated to

ou may recall that over the last year I began a series called “James and the Man.” I set out to write an ongoing picaresque tale along the lines of Pinocchio set in modern day Long Island.

In the case of “Pinocchio,” which also appeared in weekly installments in an Italian newspaper, the wooden puppet set out to have some fun, avoid school work and along the way became a real boy.

In my story it was a tale of the dog James and his master setting out to find some magic right here on Long Island.

And here is a review of some eight bits of magic that I found this year as I walked about and wrote my weekly column: 8) Austin and Daniel’s NY

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Allyson Taylor Schwartz and Tiffany Belferder of Fusion Academy contributed to the magic of 2017.

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town gourmet soup from master chef Ken Kaplan who runs the NY Soup Exchange on Franklin Avenue in Garden City. Yummy, yummy.

7) Allyson Taylor Schwartz of Fusion Academy: It isn’t very often that I get bowled over by someone’s beauty and gentility but that is just what happened when I met Allyson Taylor Schwartz, director of admissions at Fusion Academy in Woodbury.

Her school is designed to meet the needs of young professional students, gifted kids or otherwise different and it represents a much needed addition to our overcrowded and over stressed school districts.

What makes this school real magic is the refined talent of Allyson, the charm of her colleague Headmaster Tiffany Bleeder and the school itself which seems like the school of the future first described by Herman Hesse in his novel “Magister Ludi: The Glass Bead Game.”

6) The Honorable Scott Fairgrieve: Scott is a marathon runner, business law teacher at C.W. Post and a judge in Nassau Coun-

ty. In Cormac McCarthy’s book The Road the father said to the boy “You have to carry the fire” to which the boy replied “I don’t know how to” and the father says “Yes you do.” Scott Fairgrieve is carrying the fire.

5) The magic of the Italian aesthetic: I went to Capri this year and experienced the Stendhal Syndrome which means its beauty blew my mind.

The views on the balcony of the Grand Hotel Quisisana, walking the streets of Capri and seeing the Blue Grotto are all displays of incomparable beauty.

Italians are the world’s masters of the beautiful display. They are the home for Fendi, Ferragamo, Gucci, Versace, Armani, Prada and Valentino. And this summer I met a new one.

You may recall my interview with Lisa Reali who is founder of Reali New York, the high end luxury sportswear company. There is something about Italians that make them a natural at displaying beauty.

4) The Nassau County Museum of Art Light Works Photography Show: If you’re like me when you see small black and shite photos from the past you are not impressed, even if they are amongst the best ever taken. That is why you need expert guidance when you are face to face with great art.

Docent Maxine Hersh guided me on a tour and discussed some of the most famous photos every taken including “Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris” 1932 by Henri Cartier-Bresson and “Migrant

Mother, Nipoma, California”, 1936 by Dorothea Lange.

But the magic of these photos cannot be seen unless you’re eyes are opened by a talented docent.

3) Peter Reginato: Artists are always in the magic making business. I think the way it works is that they dive deep into the spiritus mundi and bring back to life a measure of joy and whimsy to elevate the spirit. Peter Reginato, whose work is found at the Nassau County Museum of Art and in front of Lever building at 114 Old Country Road, in Mineola is a perfect example of an artist familiar with the spiritus mundi and a teacher of joy and fun.

2) Dr. Susan Welgrin: I first wrote about Dr. Welgrin back in September of 2014. Thank the Lord above that she and her staff are still in Williston Park.

She is now celebrating her 10th year here, is still managing to keep us all healthy and is one of the few physicians left who is always available, always reassuring and always has a smile. She is one of the miracles of Williston Park.

8) “The Irishman:” Yes Hollywood came to town once again and brought the talented Mr. Scorsese, Mr. DeNiro, Mr. Pacino and Mr. Pesci.

They filmed the soon to be released “The Irishman” and I’ll never forget the night they managed to convert Willis Avenue into a sleepy town of the 1950s with all the old cars and old time characters including Jimmy Hoffa.

So there you have it. Some magic from the year 2017. I would say it was a very good year.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Temple Judea of Manhasset hosts holiday singles event Temple Judea has a very successful singles group, gaining in popularity amongst Long Island singles.

On Dec. 4, the Temple Judea Singles held a Chanukah and Holiday singles get-together. More than 100 singles from Long Island and the surrounding areas attended and celebrated the holidays with warm friendship, refreshments, a program and a musical performance.

The holiday program was presented by the temple’s own Rabbi

Todd Chizner and the temple’s Student Cantor Mariel GuarreraAshkenazy. Chizner spoke about the holidays and how they compared to other religions, present and historical. The cantor sang songs about the holidays from all backgrounds.

She also had the audience singing along and clapping to the music! The evening also included their famous Dreidel Spin Contest, awarding prizes to all participants.

The singles were delighted with the program as well as with the

wide variety of refreshments, including hot potato latkes, fruit and veggie dishes, wine and cheese, and coffee, cake and sodas. They also enjoyed meeting new friends.

Temple Judea Singles is organized by Temple Judea’s Board Member Jerry Perelman and temple’s member Sharon Daniels.

Temple Judea is located at 333 Searingtown Road in Manhasset.

For more information, call (516) 621-8049 or visit their website at temple-judea.com.

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From left, Jerry Perelman, Joan, Rabbi Todd Chizner, student cantor Mariel Guarrera-Ashkenazy and Sharon Daniels.

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Business&RealEstate Winter weather won’t stop home buyers We had our first snowfall last weekend and it was kinda nice to see those snowflakes finally fluttering down to christen the beginning of our 2017-2018 winter.

Of course, I waited until the next day to shovel, since I actually had a lazy streak that night and as you get a bit older, you can pick and choose your battles, right?

Well, I decided to spend the night with my wife and enjoy! Although it wasn’t a huge snowfall, maybe three to five inches, it was almost gone by the afternoon the next day.

Do you really think that the cash and mortgage qualified purchasers took a vacation? Are you kidding? Of course not, they are lining up at open houses and grabbing what they can before the end of the year.

We’ll see what the Trump Tax plan will yield; but again, so you won’t be able to deduct more than $10,000 of real estate taxes, no interest deductions, state and federal taxes, who the heck knows what the final law will include or not include; but, I believe, homeownership will still be the best or one of the best ways to build your wealth in the future.

Some transactions, depending on whether or not they are cash or mortgage transactions, can close in less than a 14-21 days; if you have all the parties, including the home inspectors, contracts and paperwork for the

buyer, seller and bank attorneys, title companies, moving companies, all on the same page and coordinated properly, it can be accomplished.

Yeah, I know, some of you are disbelievers, and I get it! It really all depends on how you approach the task in organizing the sale.

You need to be in charge and someone has to be, as they say “The Ring Master,” and if everyone agrees, you can get to the closing table in record time.

You just have to surround yourself with the professionals that know how to do it and really care to complete everything to get to the closing. You know I am always saying, “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”

Well to be perfectly candid, there are those of us in real estate, that still have that caring and concerned outlook in assisting our sellers, investors, purchasers, renters and leasees of residential and commercial properties to a happy ending, the closing!

It should always be a win/win situation, but we all know that is not the real world, partially due to a lack of training and knowledge as well as a lack of caring and concern.

It’s a business and not a job, as a very large percentage of licensed agents in the U.S. have jobs; if you have a real estate business as your second income and handle it

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch properly, why do not need a job?

However, there are always some exceptions, which I will not address, to controversial and many have excuses as to why they have jobs, while also doing real estate part time.

If you look at a few famous entrepreneurs who started their companies from scratch, out of their garages or dorm rooms (Bill Gates/Microsoft, Steven Jobs/ Apple, Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook, and on top of it all, they all dropped out of college while, I am sure their parents had second thoughts; and they became successful! Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit (I think I have said that before, right?)

Nothing is easy and given on a silver platter for the majority; it’s a bit of blood, sweat and tears for success! Maybe you won’t reach

the pinnacle of success as the those guys, but you can and will be successful who you learn the methods and process by how to conduct your business.

My little rant boils down to this, that the buyers will do almost anything to seek out ownership, whether it be in a home, home owner association, condo, or coop, if they need it bad enough and the price is within their specific budget. Yes, some are paying above asking, because they can and see the absolute long term benefits and value in the “American Dream” Which is alive, booming and accelerating (87 million millennials and all the other purchasers); and they are in it for the long haul.

They all want to grow roots in the community and, if they have or will have children, they too will participate in gaining new and possible lifetime friends and acquaintances and having an enjoyable life.

Aging in place is a wonderful thing, as last weeks article delved into, but the question is, what are all the buyers to do without you considering putting your home on the market?

I guess they will stay where they are or just keep looking, waiting and hoping that something will pop up that “tickles their fancy” or realize that settling for a little or a lot less, will put them in an ownership position, with all

that goes with it and getting them out of being a tenant or living with their parents or relatives, oh boy!

Also, the move up crowd has lots of choices in the currently, since the luxury market in and out of the New York City, is more of a buyer’s market, especially this winter, while rates are still low and there is much less competition with other buyers, that are on the sidelines waiting for next spring.

Are you waiting for rates to go up this month, maybe? The most serious purchasers are out there, snow, sleet, cold or rain, they are out looking and probably would buy your home, maybe for asking or above your asking price, if they had the opportunity for more choices. You won’t know unless you make the decision to list!

Those warmer climates are even starting to appeal to me, hmm?

Phil Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. in Great Neck. He has earned the designations as a graduate of the Realtor Institute and is a certified international property specialist. He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.

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15 Beverly Road, Great Neck

Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck

Sold Price: $1,925,000 Date: 10/31/2017 9 beds, 6 Full/3 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 205X124 Irr Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $64,787 MLS# 2910462

Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $772,250 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 10,143 7,535 38 3 81,778 39,915

County 1,361,350 4,744 41.3 3 98,401 42,949

71 Wooleys Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $955,000 Date: 11/14/2017 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Contemporary # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 67x132 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $12,480 MLS# 2957572

21 Beverly Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,658,000 Date: 11/02/2017 4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 165X124 Irr Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $33,403 MLS# 2952656

1 Portico Court, Great Neck Sold Price: $999,000 Date: 10/16/2017 2 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Condo Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $11,614 MLS# 2946809

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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9-year-old boy spreads Christmas cheer

BY R E B ECC A K L A R It’s a tradition for the Cascio family boys to write letters to Santa the night before Thanksgiving.

This year, as Lilliana Cascio was cooking dinner, she said her eldest son Rosario told her he wasn’t going to ask for much.

“The less I ask for the more Santa can give to other kids,” Lilliana recalls her son telling her.

Lilliana said she told her son that’s okay, and went back to cooking.

A few minutes later, he came back with another idea.

Lilliana said Rosario asked if he could go through some of his toys in the basement to donate.

“I was excited because I wanted to get rid of some of the clutter,” she said.

But the 9-year-old came up with yet another plan to help give back to children.

Rosario told his mom it must be sad for the kids in the hospital who can’t wake up in their own homes Christmas morning to see what Santa brought them.

“I started getting goosebumps,” she said.

Rosario asked his mom if he could buy those kids toys to bring them, Lilliana said.

Rosario’s idea, now a fundraiser named Rosario’s Giving Tree, has spread to hundreds of toys being delivered to the

Cascio’s Dix Hills home and a gofundme page that raised almost $300 in less than a day.

Lilliana first reached out to family members, then friends, to see who would donate. The fundraiser spread even more when she posted on Facebook.

Lilliana said her living room is now filled with toys. Her friends have explained the idea to their kids, who are now equally excited to buy toys to donate, she said.

“That’s what makes it beautiful,” Lilliana said. “My son is getting other kids to also think about giving.”

The Cascios are donating toys to NYU Winthrop Hospital on Dec. 22.

Lilliana said they’ve received more donations than they expected, with more rolling in every day.

They’re also donating to South Nassau Communities Hospital on Dec. 23, and are looking into adding another hospital to donate to.

While Lilliana is more than willing to help her son by sharing on social media and driving to pick up gifts, she said she made it clear that he has to put in the work, too.

She told Rosario he can’t just come up with the idea and then watch her do all the work.

But Rosario, along with his two brothers, 6-year-old Charlie and 3-year-old An-

thony, are actively helping with the process. The boys brought in garbage bags full of toys filling Lilliana’s car the other day when they came home from school, she said.

Even Rosario’s youngest brother is in the spirit of giving. “[He] doesn’t say ‘this is mine, this is mine,'” Lilliana said. “They were laughing … they never say ‘I want this, that’s not fair.'”

Rosario said seeing all the donations come in makes him feel amazing.

The other day, Lilliana was at a bakery in Queens with her friends, surrounded by toys they had bought that day for the fundraiser. Two women walked in and started laughing, she said.

“You did some shopping today,'” Lilliana recalls the women said.

She told them about the fundraiser and one of the women started to cry.

The woman was a nurse who works with children with cancer.

Lilliana said the nurse pulled $20 from her pocket, hugged Lilliana and said, “I work with these children every day and I see the pain in the families’ eyes, the pain in the parents’ eyes.”

While it won’t make their problems go away, Lilliana said she recalls the nurse saying, it will make them feel good that another child is thinking of them.

Lilliana said she’s proud of her son.

PHOTO BY COURTESY OF LILLIANA CASCIO

Rosario Cascio decided to buy toys for kids in the hospital. His idea has spawned a fundraiser, Rosario’s Giving Tree, that has received over 100 toys.

Most adults don’t even think to do this, and at a time of year when most 9-year-olds are thinking about themselves, Rosario is trying to cheer up those who need it most.

Anyone interested in donating can reach out to Lilliana through the Facebook page Rosario’s Giving Tree, or visit the gofundmepage.

Great Neck school district What’s going on at the doubling places to vote Great Neck Library

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education moved to double the number of zones where people could vote from two to four at a board meeting Wednesday night, following an election where thousands of voters were limited to two polling sites.

Barbara Berkowitz, president of the Great Neck Board of Education, said that the idea arose following the contested elections in May regarding a $68.3 million bond, a $223.3 million budget and two trustee seats.

More than 8,000 voters came out to vote for the budget 6,772 to 1,607, the revised bond 6,299 to 1,925 and elect Jeff Shi and Rebecca Sassouni to the school board — the second highest turnout in the school district’s history.

“That was something we did, basically, because we had such a large turnout,” Berkowitz said. “Before that we did not have large turnouts for over a decade, two decades probably.”

Previously, people could only vote at the E.M. Baker Elementary School for the district’s northern half and Great Neck South High School for the southern portion.

With the changes, Saddle Rock Elementary School and Lakeville Elementary School will be added as polling places with their own respective voting zones.

Berkowitz added that she’s confident

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Tracey Segarra, a to respond as someone speaks beGreat Neck native, has fore the board during open time. won three Moth Stothat the four polling sites will make vot- rySlams, a Moth Granding places less congested, but noted that SLAM, and her true, elections likely won’t be as large the personal stories have apone that took place in May, when they peared on the Risk! and couldn’t close the two polling sites until Story Collider podcasts.

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She also hosts and pro“We hope people will still have an duces a semi-monthly live interest, but we don’t know,” Berkow- storytelling show on Long itz said. “They tend to come out when Island, “Now You’re Talkthere’s a major issue.” ing.”

Adding two polling sites was also one Board of Trustees of the Board of Education’s five stated Meeting at Main goals for the 2017-2018 school year.

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BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Although approximately 39,000 registered voters live in the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District, only 216 voted in the commissioner election on Tuesday.

Incumbent Mark S. Sauvigne, running unopposed, garnered 207 of the votes, while 9 voters opted to write in a different candidate.

Approximately .6 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the water commissioner election.

In the Manhasset Park District commissioner election, incumbent Kenneth Weigand received 98 votes of the 104 total votes.

Weigand said 11,953 registered voters live in the district, and .9 percent of voters cast ballots for park commissioner.

The Manhasset Park Dis-

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAUVIGNE AND WEIGAND

From left, Manhasset-Lakeville Water Commissioner Mark S. Sauvigne and Manhasset Park District Commissioner Kenneth Weigand both won their unopposed elections Tuesday. trict serves the area except for Plandome and North Hills.

The Manhasset-Lakeville Water District serves all of

Manhasset and Lake Success as well as parts of New Hyde Park, North Hills and Great Neck.

Sauvigne said the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District has an aggressive capital improvement program and plans to build upon that plan during his second three-year term.

“As we move forward I hope to continue to help build the infrastructure necessary to insure our water supply and distribution system will meet the ever increasing demands put upon it,” Sauvigne said. “As new challenges arise, whether they’re from existing conditions or emerging contaminants, the district will continue to strive to provide exceptional service at reasonable prices.”

Sauvigne also serves as Manhasset Park District treasurer.

Weigand, a second-generation Manhasset resident, said he is thrilled to have a second term as parks commissioner but wished more people had voted in the election despite

him running unopposed.

Weigand said he is proud of the parking spot additions he has made across the district and plans to continue to add more spots, especially in the Field 3 lot on Memorial Place behind Mary Jane Davies Green.

Weigand said the work to rearrange the parking lot should begin this year.

“Security is always an issue and moving of traffic so that our residents are able to get home is a priority,” Weigand said. “A continued focus will be on the illegal parking lots in town and I look forward to working to have them shut down.”

During his freshman term, Weigand said, the district has also maintained resident parking fees while staying below the tax cap thanks to an increase in nonresident weekend parking fees.

Brokaw renter says home was only meant for five Continued from Page 1 schools. School administrators and people helping the families said the eight children were from three families.

“I just knew about Santos and Maria.

Whoever else was in that house, to this day, I don’t even know who they are,” Sharona Hassid, who owns the home with her husband Robin Hakimi, said in an interview.

Hassid said “the first few years were okay” with the tenants paying her on time.

But over time they got less responsive, she said, and sometimes she had to go to court to respond to a handful of complaints against the Brokaw Lane property having to do with garbage or a boat in the driveway.

Hassid added that sometimes the family would say a cousin was staying over, but never said anything about any interior renovations that might have occurred to fit more people inside.

An automated message for the number listed on the statement of rental for Santos Guerra, the home’s tenant, said that the “subscriber” is “not available or has traveled outside the coverage area.”

Hassid had reached out to the Village of Great Neck for help, she said, and they had directed her to take the case to court.

At the time of the fire, she and the tenants were in eviction proceedings, following a decision to try selling the house in the summer, she said.

Now though, Hassid said, her legal op-

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36 Brokaw Lane was left scorched and boarded up following a fire that ousted at least 13 people from the home. tions are few.

“There’s nothing else I can do legally,” she said.

Hassid said she is still grateful that nobody in the home was hurt, and that her family has donated clothing and shoes to the occupants.

“My heart goes out to them no matter

what,” she said.

Hassid and her family originally lived in the house in 2011, she said, but because there was a high mortgage on the house, they decided to rent it out.

A husband and wife signed a yearlong lease from 2012 to 2013, before the current tenants signed onto an agreement,

Hassid said.

It’s unclear at this time where the tenants and other people residing in the home have gone.

Representatives from the Great Neck Alert Fire Company and Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office said a faulty electrical outlet sparked the fire, which spread upward inside the walls all the way into the attic.

An older style of construction, featuring balloon framing, contributed to how quickly the fire spread, fire officials said.

The fire drew out 40 firefighters from Great Neck Alert Fire Company, a firefighter assist and search team from ManhassetLakeville Fire Department, ladder truck and more manpower, and an ambulance from Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company.

They were on the scene for hours, said then Great Neck Alert Fire Company Chief James Neubert and Hassid, who had rushed to the scene when she was notified about the fire by a tenant.

The home had been the subject of two violations and numerous neighbor complaints, according to the Village of Great Neck’s building department, including garbage and debris along the driveway and in the backyard and deterioration around a side door.

The United Parent-Teacher Council and the Parent-Teacher organizations of the respective Great Neck schools raised over $36,000 for the families. Clothes, gift cards and other essentials were also donated to those effected by the fire.

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Viscardi Center honors 9 leaders Continued from Page 10 he was shot in the head by a sniper in 2006 during routine combat patrol. After retiring, Constantine became devoted to helping others as an inspirational speaker and veteran advocate.

He recently published “My Battlefield, Your Office” which applies to military leadership skills in the private sector.

A graduate of West Point Military Academy, Gadson oversaw more than 50,000 military personnel as Garrison Commander of Fort Belvoir. Gadson has served in every major conflict in the past two decades and, in 2007, lost both his legs and injured his right arm in a roadside bombing incident.

Gadson’s military awards include the Distinguished Service Metal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

Born legally blind due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, King lost his remaining vision studying electrical engineering and music at the University of Notre Dame.

Relying on screen reading software to use a computer, King said, he was both amazed by its potential and frustrated with its limitations, sparking a passion to make the world more accessible with better technology.

“A healthy society is one where all

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Pictured are, from left, Henry Viscardi Achievement Award recipient Justin Constantine, recipient Matt King, recipient Vashkar Bhattacharjee, committee co-chairman Sherwood Goldberg, Viscardi Center President and CEO John D. Kemp, recipient Dr. Satendra Singh, and board chairman Russ Cusick. Front row, recipient Col. Gregory D. Gadson, recipient Asim Zafar, and Netta Rotman, accepting the award on behalf of her colleague Yuval Wagner. people can participate and everyone feels they matter,” King said in a statement. “Inclusive technologies are an essential key to such a reality.”

Singh gained a physical disability due to polio when he was 9 months old, and he

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went on to become a medical doctor and professor at University College of Medical Sciences in Dehli.

Singh said he strongly believes that education has the power to break down barriers in communication and bring opportuni-

ties for medical students with disabilities.

Wagner became a quadriplegic at 22 after being injured in a helicopter crash in 1987 while serving in the Israeli Air Force.

Wagner established Access Israel, the first and only nonprofit in the country dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities, in 1999.

Wlodkowski has been a pioneer in accessible technology for more than 25 years.

Under his leadership, Comcast launched Voice Guidance on Xfinity, the industry’s first talking guide that provides blind and visually impaired people the ability to manage their DVR and adjust settings.

In 2009, Zafar launched Saaya Association of Persons with Disabilities in Islamabad, a platform to enhance independence and promote access to health care, education and sports for people with disabilities.

Zafar has been using a wheelchair since he contracted polio when he was 3 years old.

The awards were established in 2013 to commemorate the center’s founder Dr. Henry Viscardi Jr., who also wore prosthetic legs.

Viscardi served as an advisor and disability advocate to eight presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter and implemented groundbreaking employment and education programs for people with disabilities.

Capital plan pitches more projects, repairs Continued from Page 9 “The supervisor [Judi Bosworth] really thought that was a big priority,” Carole Trottere, a spokeswoman for the Town of North Hempstead, said.

The revised proposal also features some new projects, renovations and upgrades throughout the town throughout the town’s facilities.

An $847,975 FEMA project for Harbor Hills Park in Great Neck would bring some upgrades to their facility, repairs for its existing pier and seawall, and improve its drainage systems and parking lot, according to the proposal.

The proposed capital plan seeks to replace two natural grass fields with synthetic turf for about $1,000,000 in fiscal 2021 at the I-Park soccer field in New Hyde Park too.

Mary Jane Davies Park in Manhasset would also get $250,000 for replacing the playground sometime in fiscal 2018

and $100,000 for a spray pad replacement in fiscal 2019.

Additionally, John D. Caemmerer Park, located in Albertson, would be the subject of $500,000 worth of parking lot and drainage repairs in fiscal 2018.

“We have, as always, a lot of upgrades to our parks and sports fields and things that need attention every year,” Trottere said.

Trottere also highlighted that the capital plan would allocate $450,000 towards fixing elevators at town facilities, including a building at Michael J. Tully Park, whose elevator has been out of service for a year.

“The elevator at Tully has been out of service for awhile and it’s not like you just order parts and you have them sitting on a shelf and then you send them over,” Trottere said, adding that she hopes the repairs can be done before the end of this year.

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▼ EMPLOYMENT, MARKETPLACE, REAL ESTATE, SERVICE EMPLOYMENT

HELP WANTED F/T or P/T Seasonal Tax Clerk - Processor For Floral Park Tax Firm February - April

Must be able to work weekends as well as some evenings. Interpersonal and communication skills a must!

Call: 718-347-9631 Fax Resume: 718-347-9634 ljr@rosovichassociates.com HOME CAREGIVER WANTED: Experience with elderly, dementia patients. Assist all daily living activities. Hoyer Lift trained. Driver preferred. 12 hour shifts. References required. Contact Sue 516-4481993

SITUATION WANTED AIDE/COMPANION AVAILABLE with over 12 years of experience.

Seeking to work with the elderly.

References upon request. Please call 347-965-0333 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE: Full time or weekends. 20+ year experience, light housekeeping, shopping, activities, etc. Own transportation. Please call 516236-1711 CLEANING AVAILABLE Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references. Own transportation. Please call 516-2725154 or 516-385-5547 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available full time. Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 or 516-967-1130 ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Live in /Live out, 10 yrs experience, references. Will cook, clean, laundry, etc. Please call Pauline 718-4130941 or 646-377-2308 GIVE THE GIFT OF CLEANING! CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE Also organizes homes, offices, garages. English speaking, honest, reliable. Excellent references. Own transportation. Animal friendly.

Free estimates. Call 516-225-8544 HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE: Honest caring and reliable woman seeks home care position.

20 years of experience. Available full time or part time weekends and overnights. Licensed driver w/ car. Garden City resident w/ references. Cooking and cleaning. Very organized. Experienced with Stroke and Dementia patients. Call Maria 516-361-5608 HOME HEALTH AIDE will take care of your loved one in their home. Experienced & honest. Licensed driver with own transportation. Call Flo 352-262-6970

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HOME HEALTH AIDE/ ELDER CARE Home health aide with over 15 years experience !! Excellent references. Cooking, cleaning, showers, all aspects of daily care.

Live in. Available Immediately !!

Call Sharon 347-739-7717

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones. Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. (L.B.)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOST & FOUND LOST BEAUTIFUL BLACK ROSARY on Sunday, November 11Vicinity of St. Joseph’s Church and Key Food, 7th Street.

REWARD! Please call 516-7470258 PEACOCK FOUND PEACOCK found on Caroline Avenue Garden City South on November 21 Information call: 516-481-1612

NOVENAS/PRAYERS PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (NTG) PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (L.B.)

MARKETPLACE GARAGE CONTENTS FOR SALE GARDEN CITY: Pottery Barn Twin Bed with underneath storage drawers both sides of bed. Excellent Condition. HON Lateral Filing Cabinet, 5 drawers. Excellent condition.

Misc Items: Printer, fax, scanner.

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WILLISTON PARK: Bargains + Blessings Thrift Shop at the Church of the Resurrection, 147 Campbell Ave at Center St., Williston Park.

OPEN Thursdays and Saturdays 10-4. 516-746-5527. Holiday Decorations, Ornaments, Wrapping Paper, Tree Skirts, Gifts for family and friends. Everything you need for the holidays. Jewelry, clothing, household items, etc. Donations accepted. Mon-Fri 9am-12pm.

CHRISTMAS SHOP OPEN NOW.

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PET SERVICES A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 K9 Monk, LLC Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Grooming Boarding, Training, Healing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Meridian Tapping Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Angelic Healing Acutonics Tuning Forks Sound Therapy GC Resident 516382-5553 thek9monk@gmail.com www.k9monk.com

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APARTMENT FOR RENT GARDEN CITY RENTALS First Floor, Five Rooms 2 Bed, 2 Full Baths Updated EIK, A/C Parking Immediate $3,000 Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 /(516)313-8504

HOMES FOR RENT FRANKLIN SQUARE HOUSES FOR RENT: $2,000 and up; 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms; use of yard, driveway & garage; Credit check required.

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ROOM FOR RENT MINEOLA: Large furnished room, private entrance, share bath, own TV, microwave and fridge, A/C. No pets/smoking. $735 month all utilities included plus 1 month security.

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OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY 1565 FRANKLIN AVE Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available. Call 516-248-3048

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OPEN HOUSE GARDEN CITY FOR SALE BY OWNER 27 Brompton Rd December 17th 2:00-4:00 pm Potential, Potential! 3 BR, 2 Bath home for sale in GC. Questions? 516-9879278 No brokers at this time SOUTH JAMESPORT: Saturday, December 16 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Waterview quaint and charming. Close to lots of sugar sandy bay beaches! Bring your flip flops and unwind here! Upper deck with magical views of boats, harbor and peekaboo bay views! Located in historic Sea Faring South Jamesport! Visit the wineries and stay forever! Reduced! $459,000 Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-4137572

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE JAMESPORT Privacy with a view!

Adirondack Contemporary on 1.5 acres set amongst the treetops.

Borders preserved land in the back and pond in front. 3 BRs, 2.5 Baths.

Stone fireplace, CAC, HW floors, 10’ ceilings. 30x24 detached garage /workshop with 8’ overhead door.

Close to Jitney stop & town. Must See! Reduced! $749,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 LAUREL Custom 3000 sf Brick Ranch with Deeded Beach Rights!

This home features LR, FDR, Family Room, EIK, MBR w/Bath and additional 3 BRs and Bath. Large Laundry Room. Walk up Attic. $799,000 MLS #2939085 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

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OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE JAMESPORT: STUNNING 3500 sf VICTORIAN Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths. 2 Master Bedroom Suites.

Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room/fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels.

Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage.

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Waterfront, old farmland, country bldg lots! Liquidation prices. Terms.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 25 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154 GUTTERS, WINDOWS, CARPET CLEANING! GENERAL HOME REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE: “Handyman Services”. Outdoor Christmas & holiday decorating available.

Plumbing, electrical is my specialty.

Most gutters $30-40. Sprinkler blow outs, painting available. Clean ups in/out. All odd jobs...you name it. I will do it. All work guaranteed!! Fully insured. Free estimate. Senior discount. Call 516-534-9518 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628 CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS professionally installed on your home or office. Let us help you design your display. Will purchase and deliver decorations if needed. Gutters and windows cleaned. Full handyman services.

Free estimate. Senior discount. Call 516-534-9518 MASONRY All types of stonework Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps. Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured #H2219010000 Boceski Masonry Louie 516-850-4886 ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED Slate Roof Specialist. Copper Flashings.

Snow Guards. Aluminum Trim & Siding. No Sub-Contractors.

Nassau Lic# H1859520000. B.C. Roofing 631-496-9711. Text or call owner direct: 516-983-0860 SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience.

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PAINTING & PAPERHANGING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)

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▼ TUTORING, CLEANING, SERVICES PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

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I am Reliable & Dependable.

Own Transportation.

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COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts.

Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists.

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Trump associate to sell Port home

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Legal Notice INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 17 Hartley Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 (S/B/L: 1/115/54) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Great Neck shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 7:30 PM, at Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023, to hear the application of Dr. Hertzel Sure, owner of the premises at 17 Hartley Road in Great Neck, seeking the following variance(s) from the Village Zoning Code in connection with the application to construct a new detached garage requiring the following: 575-52 Building area and floor area ratio.

A. The maximum building area is 30% or 1,872.00 square feet. The proposed PHOTO COURTESY OF REALTOR.COM building area is 1,883.56 square feet. A variance of square feet is required.

Sater’s Sands Point mansion, now for sale at $2.5 11.56 575-54 Lot coverage.

A. The maximum rear yard million coverage is 40% or 347.0 square feet. The proposed president of the USA and rear yard coverage is 678.8

BY LU K E feet. A variance of we can engineer it,” Mr. square TORRANCE 331.8 square feet is required.

Sater wrote in one email to 575-56 Front yards.

The minimum front yard Felix Sater, a Russian- Trump’s lawyer Michael Co- A. required is 25 feet. The proborn real estate developer hen, according to the Times posed front yard is 21.66 feet. and business associate of report. “I will get all of Pu- A variance of 3.33 feet is rePresident Trump, is selling tins team to buy in on this.” quired.

575-58 Rear yards.

The emails caught the A. The minimum rear yard his home in Sands Point. is 26 feet. The proThe home, located at eye of Justice Department required posed rear yard is 12.0 feet. offi cials investigating pos94 Sands Point Road, is beA variance of 14 feet is resible connections between quired. ing listed for $2.5 million.

Outdoor compresSater is known locally Russia and the Trump cam- 575-170.2 sors. for his work with Chabad paign, the Times reported. A. Outdoor compressors must Sater testified before be a minimum of 20 feet from of Port Washington; he was property lines. The named their man of the the House Intelligence proposed distance from the rear property line is 17.33 Committee last week, acyear in 2010 and 2014.

A variance of 2.1 feet is But Sater is best known cording to a report by Re- feet. required. The proposed disuters. tance from the side property around the country for his The Sands Point home line is 12.66 feet. A variance connections to Trump. of 7.34 feet is required.

Sater has worked with owned by Sater is a ranch- 575-170.3 Electric generaTrump for many years, go- style mansion built in 1950. tors.

Electric generators must Enclosed by a wall of A. ing back to when Trump be a minimum of 20 feet from was more concerned with vegetation, the property property lines. The proposed is almost two acres in size distance from the rear properreal estate than politics. ty line is 16.9 feet. A variance Sater helped to run and the house itself is 3,600 of 30.1 feet is required. The proposed distance from the square feet.

There are four the real estate development side property line is 10 feet. A company Bayrock Group, bedrooms, three full bath- variance of 10 feet is required. rooms, a half bathroom and The premises are also known the firm behind Trump Sec—1, Block 115, Lot SoHo and several other a 60-foot walk-in closet. as —54 on the Nassau County Outside is a pool, garden, Trump projects during the Land and Tax Map, and are fire pit and an expansive located in the Res. B Zoning 2000s.

District. A copy of the applicaMost notable of these bluestone patio. tion materials is available for Sater, who was born in review in the Village of Great was a project to build a Building Department, highrise for Trump in Mos- Moscow in 1966, emigrated Neck Village Hall, during regular to Brooklyn when he was a business hours. cow.

If anyone needs special acThe plans never came boy. for a disability, His latest encounter commodations to fruition, but the connecsuch person should contact with the Justice Departthe Village Clerk at least 5 tions made with the Rusbefore the hearing. At sian government would ment is hardly his first run- days said hearing, all parties and come back into play a de- in with the law. interests will be given an opIn 1991, Sater was portunity to be heard. cade later.

GNN #147252 In November 2015, sev- sentenced to 15 months in 1x 12/15 /2017

eral months into Trump’s campaign for president, Sater sent a series of emails to Trump’s lawyer, according to a report in the New York Times.

In the emails, the Times reported, he bragged about his connections to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. ““Our boy can become

a correctional facility after smashing a margarita glass across the face of a man with whom he was arguing.

In 1998, he was convicted of fraud in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme orchestrated by the Russian Mafia. Sater avoided jail time by becoming an informant for the FBI.

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INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 66 HAMPSHIRE ROAD (S/B/L 1/62/133) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Great Neck shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, JANUARY 4, 2018 at 7:30PM, at Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023, to hear the application of Elena & David Pelcovitz, Paul Bloom, of Harris Bloom & Archer will be representing owner of the premises at 66 HAMPSHIRE ROAD in Great Neck. The applicant is seeking the following variance from the Village Zoning Code in connection with the application for interior alterations & an addition to a single family residence: ï ß575-80: The proposed floor area is 4,342.7 square feet, while the maximum floor area permitted is 2,900 square feet.

A variance of 1,442.7 square feet is required.

The premises are also known as Section 1, Block 62, Lot 133 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and are located in the Residence C Zoning District. A copy of the application materials is available for review in the Village of Great Neck Building Department, Village Hall, during regular business hours.

If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing. At said hearing, all parties and interests will be given an opportunity to be heard.

GNN #147254 1x 12/15 /2017 #147254

Legal Notice Please Take Notice The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck will hold a public hearing at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at the Village Hall of the Village of Great Neck, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, New York 11023, with respect to a proposed local law to amend the Village Code with respect to the mailing notices for public hearings.

This local law, if adopted, shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.

Persons who may suffer from a disability, which would prevent them from participating in said hearing, should notify Joe Gill, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516)482-0019, in sufficient time to permit arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing.

Dated: Great Neck, New York December 5, 2017

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK JOE GILL, VILLAGE CLERKTREASURER GNN #147253 1x 12/15 /2017

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT— COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2003-AR10, Plaintiff(s), Against Index No.: 12/012764 AMINA KHORDIPOUR A/K/A MINA KHORDIPOUR, BRUCE KHORDIPOUR, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 10/18/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/16/2018 at 11:30 am, premises known as 14 Farmers Rd., Kings Point a/k/a Great Neck, NY 11024, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Kings Point, Great Neck, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 1, Block 156, and Lot 10.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,593,910.81 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 12/012764.

Cornelius James Droogan, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 11/21/2017 File Number: 120-3542 BGM GNN #147265 4x 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2017 1/5/2018 #147265

Notice of formation of L & M SOURCING AND CONSULTANT LLC Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on November 24, 2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 260-01 Kensington PL, Great Neck, NY 11020. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Great Neck Water Pollution Control District REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 99 Year Ground Lease Portion of 139 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, New York SEALED PROPOSALS PURSANT TO THE NOTICE: WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE GREAT NECK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT (‘DISTRICT’) 236 EAST SHORE ROAD, GREAT NECK, NEW YORK 11021 UNTIL Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10:00 am A. Requests for proposals are available 1) at the District’s office at 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York; 2) on the District’s website at http://www.gnwpcd.net ; 3) by emailing Business Manager Thomas Leake at tleake@ gnwpcd.net.

B. Site visits may be arranged prior to March 15, 2018 only by contacting the Business Manager at the above email address. No proposer shall visit the site except by advanced appointment arranged with the Business Manager.

C. Nothing herein and no offer received shall bind the District to any course of action.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Great Neck Union Free School District in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-1 of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 2017-2018-01 Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Friday, January 12, 2018 in the Purchasing Office, Phipps Administration Building, 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, NY, 11020.

Specifications and bid forms may be obtained online(www. greatneck.k12.ny.us / surplus) or from the Purchasing Office (516-441-4070). The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informality in the bids, or to reject all bids, or to accept any bid that it deems to be in the best interest of the School District.

Board of Education, Great Neck Union Free School District, Great Neck, New York By: Jason Martin Purchasing Agent GNN #147266 1x 12/15 /2017 #147266

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the Village of Great Neck will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, New York, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications and all other matters as may come before the Board.

A public hearing to consider application for site plan review

by Edward Dickman, architect, representing Michael Livi, owner, to build a new 2 story frame dwelling at 11 Tuddington Road, Great Neck, New York, also known as Section 1, Block 92, Lot 29 on the Nassau County land and tax map.

The applications and accompanying specifications are on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be inspected by interested parties during the regular business hours.

Those persons planning to attend any meeting of the Planning Board of the Village of Great Neck and who require special accommodations because of a disability are requested to notify the Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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Sports LIU Post men lose LIU Post women 1st conference game grab win in opener

BY JA DA B U T L E R A N D M AT T H E W W E I N S T E I N The LIU Post men’s basketball team hosted the University of Bridgeport in the opener for the 2017-2018 East Coast Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Pratt Recreation Center.

The Pioneers suffered a 97-70 loss, leaving them to fall 2-6 for the season, while the Purple Knights improved to 7-1.

Through seven non-conference games, the Pioneers were heading into a rough start with a record of 2-5. “[We need to] buy into the program that Coach Smiles has enlisted with us,” Alonzo Ortiz-Traylor, freshman guard and forward, said before the Dec. 6 game. “The coaches know what they are talking about, so if we buy back into our program, we’ll be perfect.”

The Pioneers seemed to stray from this program during the game, as Bridgeport grabbed an early lead in the first half, with a score of 47-24 before the break.

Aary Bibens, returning senior and guard, netted the first basket of the second half to cut the lead to 21 points (4726). The Pioneers were unable to snatch the lead throughout the last period before the Purple Knights clinched the 9770 victory.

The Pioneers will play their second ECC game on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry at 3 p.m.

BY JA DA BUTLER AND NICHOLAS M AT T I N A

The LIU Post women’s basketball team faced the University of Bridgeport in the first game of the East Coast Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 6. After a long off-season tour, they returned to their home court to clinch a 68-61 victory.

The Pioneers are comThis article was originally published ing from 4-4 in the last eight in the Pioneer, the award-winning student games of the off-season. newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpio“The biggest change neer.com, and is republished here by Blank we need to work on is our Slate Media with the permission of the Pio- start; we always start games neer. slow,” Mikaiya Moore, sophomore forward, said before the Dec. 6 game. “We need to start upbeat, have high energy and that will keep the pace of the game. Start well, finish well.”

The Pioneers started strong on Dec. 6, jumping to a 9-2 lead five minutes into the contest. Bridgeport answered back with a 12-6 run to cut its deficit to one (15-14), but the Pioneers secured a 30-26 lead into the break.

Halfway through the third frame, the Pioneers took a 10 point lead over PHOTO BY NICK BARBANARA Bridgeport (42-32), but

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LIU women’s basketball team warms up Bridgeport came back with a 10-2 tally to pull the score within two points (44-42).

Towards the end of the second half, Bridgeport once again were within a basket of the Pioneers (63-61), with 1:08 to play.

In the final minute of the game, the Pioneers pulled ahead to score the 68-61 victory.

Moore tallied a teambest 17 points and went 7 for 10 from the charity stripe. Shannon Doyle, junior guard, had 14 points and two rebounds, and

Dominique Williams, sophomore guard, scored nine points.

The Pioneers will continue on to game two of the conference on Saturday, Dec. 9, when they take on Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry at 12 p.m.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Stellato wins park commissioner race Continued from Page 1 they said, while Nachmanoff received 68.

Stellato said her campaign “had definitely focused on absentees initially” because other winning candidates had also sought absentee voters.

Nachmanoff had emphasized his experience as a mayor, head of the Great Neck Village Officials Association, working under then-County Executive Tom Suozzi as a director of intergovernmental relations and his two terms serving with the Great Neck Park District during the campaign.

Nachmanoff said he wasn’t surprised with the results,

but he was feeling “okay,” proud of his service and looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Gloria.

“I’m proud of the six years I did here,” Nachmanoff said. “I think I’ve done a good job and the people have spoken. I congratulated her and I hope they’ll have a good relationship.”

Issues of employee morale, responsiveness to residents and the amount of program geared towards children both with and without special needs arose during the campaign.

Additionally, questions were also raised about whether or not Stellato, whose husband currently has a contract

to oversee tennis throughout the Great Neck Park District, faced conflicts of interest.

Stellato has repeatedly said she would recuse herself from any park district matters related to her husband.

The responsibilities of the Great Neck Park District Board of Commissioners include setting district policy, approving budgets, projects and contracts, overseeing park business and responding to concerns of residents.

The Great Neck Park District’s purview stretches into six villages: the Village of Great Neck, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, Kensington, Thomaston and Russell Gardens.

Stellato’s three-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2018.

Russell Gardens proposes budget, hosts Phillips Continued from Page 13 The budget for the tennis courts would decrease from $160,000 to $150,000.

Village officials will have a public hearing for the budget on Jan. 4, 2018, the first Thursday of the new year.

In unrelated business, village officials also hosted state Sen. Elaine Phillips, who outlined some of her legislative accomplishments and priorities for the 7th District.

Phillips said that water is the most value resource on Long Island, but that there are problems with salt water and contaminants.

One of the contaminants present in Long Island’s waters includes 1,4 dioxane, a possible carcinogen normally seen in items like detergents, shampoo and personal care products, Phillips said.

Phillips also said she was able to help secure more than $10 million for the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District to help fund items like a grease receiving sta-

PHOTO FROM KHRISTOPHER BROOKS ON YOUTUBE

State Sen. Elaine Phillips spoke before a group of residents at a Russell Gardens board meeting on Thursday, outlining some of her legislative priorities and accomplishments.

tion, which would be the only one in Nassau County.

Phillips also highlighted the receipt of a $100,000 grant for Great Neck Public Schools capital projects, $10,000 in bullet aid for the Great Neck Libraries, and that $1 million has been allocated for veteran peer-to-peer programs.

“Money is coming back into the district and remember every dollar I can get back is every dollar you get back in taxes,” Phillips said.

Additionally, Phillips said she signed onto legislation to extend a tax abatement for older residents in Nassau County.

“I can’t be prouder to say that who I helped first are our seniors,” Phillips said.

“They created our community. The least we can do is make it more affordable for them to live in our community.

Phillips also said she sponsored legislation to extend health benefits to volunteer firefighters “for giving back to our communities.”

G. N. teen firefighter praised for rescue Continued from Page 13 first, because he wasn’t responding to us at first,” Rein said.

Rein then opened the crushed door and pulled the blood-and-glass coated driver from the smoking vehicle, Rein said, and carried him and another pas-

senger away from harm with David Adler’s help.

Using skills he’d learned with the Alert Fire Company, such as basic medical and first aid and how to treat victims dealing with shock, Rein stayed with the shaken driver and spoke calmly with him as someone else called for help.

“It was my pleasure to award Oliver with the much-deserved New York State Senate Liberty Medal for his tremendous act of heroism,” Phillips said.

Adler, a Great Neck resident, also received a state proclamation.

Rein said that he was thankful to state Sen. Phillips for the award and

grateful to the Alert Fire Company for teaching him the skills he needed to respond to this kind of situation.

“I want to encourage anyone in the community who’s looking to help benefit the community to join the Alert Fire Company or the junior Alerts,” Rein said.

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